In the Odyssey, Homer repeatedly describes the spreading light of a new day as “rosy-fingered dawn.” The dawn of subscription-based vehicle features is upon us, but instead of rosy fingers, these are ...

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. Now, some key fobs don’t even have keys, with ...

Some Mazda owners are reporting an unwelcome change now that the automaker has removed remote start from the key fob of ...

To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Toyota's Connected Services package includes Remote Connect, which supports smartphone-based remote starts. However, Toyota will now charge $8 per month to remotely start newer cars with a key fob, ...

A specially made belt buckle called the "Truckle" will cost $200 and provide a place to store the key fob for an F-150 pickup.

Current Toyota drivers might not be thrilled about having to subscribe just to remotely start from their key fobs, but what about new buyers? There's mixed news. The automaker told Roadshow in a ...

The idea of using your phone as a car key is still relatively new. We're not talking about a remote-start function in a dedicated app, either— "Phone-as-key" tech allows your smartphone to act as your ...