Your key fob contains a hidden mechanical key blade that unlocks your car when the battery dies, plus backup engine start procedures.

While cars with features like large screens to use Apple CarPlay effectively and dashboards fitted with cool accessories have certainly made our lives easier, technology can prove to be a bane in ...

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 ...

Long gone are the days of having to use an actual key to unlock your car doors. Modern vehicles typically come with a remote key fob — a term with an interesting backstory — allowing you to lock and ...

Keyless systems are supposed to make driving more convenient. However, it’s precisely this technology that has become one of ...

Police say the new trend of key fob cloning targets cars with push-to-start. Suspects use a key fob programming device and ...

Apple’s Car Key might seem like a no-brainer. Ditch your bulky and expensive-to-replace car fob and instead simply use ...

Battery (left), circuitry (middle), uncut backup key (right). “If you have a car that’s 10 years or older, it's more likely you will be able to use an aftermarket key fob,” says CR’s Ibbotson. “Many ...