Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech ...

Earlier this month, we broke a story about Toyota locking its key fob remote start function behind a monthly subscription. If owners of certain models aren’t actively enrolled in a larger Toyota ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Today’s new cars pack in more high-tech electronic features than ever before, and that includes in the key fob. The device ...

In recent years, car key fobs have become less focused on the key itself and more focused on the technology that can be placed within the fob. Featured Video Now, some key fobs don’t even have keys, ...

Car keys have evolved significantly over time. Chrysler introduced the first key that started a car with a turn of the ignition tumbler in 1949, Ford introduced double-sided keys in 1965, and by the ...

The days of replacing a car key by having an inexpensive blank copied and cut at a hardware store are pretty much over. Most new cars today come either with a push-button start system or keyless entry ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...