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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by reaperducer on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:20AM (#50424602)
What’s more likely, misplacing your car keys, or misplacing your phone?

Are there cars that let you drive them without the key?

My car allows me to unlock it with a phone from the other side of the planet. But to actually drive, it requires the key to be inside.

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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by sgerenser on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:42AM (#50427115)
Yes, lots of cars (particularly relatively new ones) allow Phone-As-Key, either via UWB (so the phone can stay in your pocket) or NFC (so the phone has to be placed on an NFC reader).
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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world by reaperducer on Monday November 09, 2026 @12:33PM (#50428695)
I agree. I consider phone-as-key to be a key. My car had this feature.

But the previous comment seemed to be about driving a car with no key.

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