Your Smartphone Will Replace Your Car Keys by 2015 | Autopia | Wired.com This is great. I am all about tech. Hyundai is impressing me lately. Yes, I said it.
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01-02-2013, 10:05 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Hyundai's Future Death To Key Fob Thru Cell Phone
Your Smartphone Will Replace Your Car Keys by 2015 | Autopia | Wired.com
This is great. I am all about tech. Hyundai is impressing me lately. Yes, I said it. They have credit cards, debit cards, and so on attached to smartphones. Why not let the phone start the car!
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Interesting, I know people would argue battery issue or security, but honestly with more tech it makes the 'average' thief less likely to steal your car.
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01-02-2013, 10:30 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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I lose my keys in my bed, in my jeans, in my shoes, etc. I rarely lose my phone.
Granted there will probably be ways of hackers getting control of a master-key or some sort of software to hack the scanner and open the vehicle, but you never know..
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Nowadays people tend to get their phones stolen more so than their keys (iPhones anyone?), so personally to me, this seems like it doesn't help much.
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You can just leave a smartkey in your pocket, why add the extra step of having to swipe your phone? I think it's GM that already has a similar App that allows you unlock your car with a smartphone. Viper already sells an alarm to do everything that article say. I'd be impressed if there was a system within the car that recognizes me and I don't have to carry any kind of key at all.
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This is one step closer to what I have lately been wondering: "A world without keys!" Personally, I would love to just have a phone in my pocket that would act as a payment, an ID card, a house-key, and a car key (for all of my cars). Now, in addition to these features, there should be some form of a backup and a feature to disable phone immediately.
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Do I have to take my phone out of my pocket, then start an app then press a series of buttons?
Will it work while my talking on the phone or do I need to hang up? If so, I'm out...I like not digging for my current key.
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Very interesting possibilities. My cellphone spend almost 100% of the time in the cubby, so I'll not be an early-adopter, but still very interesting.
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If a smart phone does everything, when it's out of order then everything will be falling apart. Do I have to fully charge my phone everyday? What if I forget and run out of battery? What if I am on the phone? Will I have to hang up? If my phone is lost or stolen, not only I can't call for help nor can I drive my car away. And in this case, I have to rush into store buy another smart phone and re-program EVERYTHING ASAP? I'd imagine a smartphone would be more expensive then a keyfob... Since I have to bring my other keys, I don't bother to grab a little keyfob as well.
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My phone alone has connections to: - My bank - My insurance (Auto) - My email (both personal and work) - Contacts - Addresses - Social media - Paypal That in itself could cause some serious havoc if someone got their hands on it and if it was not password protected at multiple levels. Having your car keys/access is just another way to have issues. I would like to hear how Hyundai plans on making their app (I assume) compatible with smart phones on different platforms without some major technical glitches. Last edited by Dustin@Z1; 01-02-2013 at 12:24 PM. |
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