Programming one of Toyota'a new-generation Smart Keys requires you taking your car to the dealer to have it coded to the new key. Specialist computer programs are required as they have to pair your ...

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, ...

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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 ...

It's like the big automakers saw Tesla providing really useful firmware updates for free, and said "oh hey, how can we milk this for cash?" It's totally the wrong lesson. (Yes, Tesla also has some ...