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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by mymythisisthis on Thursday September 30, 2021 @02:23PM (#28709416)
I think that keyless systems came after few incidents of people's key chains being too heavy and accidentally turning the car off when hitting a bump on the highway.

Since most cars keys already, from the late 90s, had chips in them, to prevent theft. It was the next step to remove the superfluous metal part.

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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by foobarian on Thursday September 30, 2021 @02:31PM (#28709523)
I love keyless entry. I can approach the car with two hands full of bags and still manage to open a door or trunk without having to free up a hand just so I can rummage through pockets to find the keys.
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