Why keyless cars are easy pickings – and how to keep yours safe - Using inexpensive devices, thieves can unlock and start vehicles in seconds ...

Hands-free car entry systems, which typically unlock car doors without requiring the pushing of any buttons when owners are close to their vehicles, provide great convenience. Unfortunately, however, ...

Half of all new cars sold in the U.S. have keyless entry as a standard feature. It’s convenient, but it leaves your car wide open to thieves to either break in or drive the car away, using nothing but ...

Digital security research Samy Kamkar has been on a car-hacking kick lately. Last week, he revealed a homebuilt device that can intercept signals from the OnStar smartphone app to track, unlock, and ...

Insurance crime investigators are raising alarms over a device that not only lets thieves break into cars that use keyless entry systems but also helps start and steal them. Investigators from the ...

Over the past five years the number of stolen vehicles has almost doubled, according to Home Office figures, and it seems that keyless car technology could be significantly to blame. New research from ...

When I visited Los Angeles this week, I was fortunate enough to rent a brand new Toyota Prius. It’s a great car – not only does the hybrid sip gas, but it also comes with remote keyless entry standard ...

There's no question that the Chevy Volt has been through more than its share of travails. But with last month's Volt sales at an all-time high--though it's not clear they will continue at that ...

Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Police are warning car owners about a new trend: thieves targeting vehicles with keyless entry. Police say criminals can use key fobs to disarm cars with the convenient entry ...

Wireless key entry has made getting into the car much easier and safer than it used to be. As long as the key is somewhere on your person, the door will just open. Some thieves are using exploiting ...

It's no secret that keyless entry systems don't fully protect you against car theft. That hasn't prevented automakers from building such cars—or consumers from buying them—but this video showing how ...