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Re:Tesla Plans to Open Car Doors to All Hackers This Summer by CPLX on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @01:42PM (#9454012)
Most smart key systems will let the car run indefinitely, or until it runs out of gas, etc, once the smart key is removed from range, provided you don't turn the car off.

This is done for obvious safety reasons. Imagine for example if a car just suddenly turned off while you were going over a major highway bridge with no shoulders, etc.

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Re:Tesla Plans to Open Car Doors to All Hackers This Summer by dkfmn on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @03:26PM (#9454569)
Also it protects against the battery in the key dying.
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Re:Tesla Plans to Open Car Doors to All Hackers This Summer by larubbio on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @12:47AM (#9456527)
It also protects against your wife getting out of the car with the key in her purse while you drive back home after dropping her off.
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Re:Tesla Plans to Open Car Doors to All Hackers This Summer by tbarbugli on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @02:51AM (#9456793)
You probably want to realize your wife has the key immediately, not when you are home miles away from the key :)
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Re:Tesla Plans to Open Car Doors to All Hackers This Summer by furyg3 on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @03:30AM (#9456894)
While I was driving a friends keyless car (he had the key) he stepped out to get something and the car flashed some lights to inform me I was driving without the key. It didn't turn off (thankfully). This is the correct behavior.

I once watched a friend's girlfriend throw his cell phone out of the car while on the freeway. Had this been his car keys I would hope that the car would not immediately power off (especially since I was in the car).

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