Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The first time I started a car by pressing a button, it felt too easy and convenient — like I had somehow ...

Greenmission's Ctrl-Bar 2 adds customizable shortcut buttons and knobs to simplify Tesla’s touchscreen-heavy controls.

We really are living in the future when your car just magically knows you're there without you having to do anything. The jingling of keys used to be the universal symptom of turning a car on, but ...

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 ...

Buttons. If you follow the logic of most manufacturers, you’d think that today’s consumers hate them. But for me, there’s nothing more infuriating in a modern car than having to delve into a ...

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 ...

With Apple’s digital car key in Wallet, your iPhone connects to your vehicle via NFC, letting you unlock and start your car ...