German researchers demonstrated how many cars are vulnerable to an inexpensive and effective technique. ADAC, the German Automobile Club, is sort of the AAA of Germany. Recently, the group revealed ...

In our search for the best keyless entry systems, we sought recommendations and advice from a variety of sources, including Lovejoy. We considered basic locks, Bluetooth options, and smart locks, ...

Over the last two installments we covered how the C4 Passive Keyless Entry (PKE) system works, how to program the transmitters, how to test the alarm, how to program the different options for the PKE ...

While having a classic muscle car is a pretty cool thing, adding modern conveniences makes it even better. Let's face it: Using a key to unlock the door is not that bad when it's just you getting in ...

Those who have experienced Buick’s keyless entry system (as seen on the Buick LaCrosse, for example) have GM technical fellow and Buick inventor Dave Proefke to thank for the convenience. Proefke and ...

Apple wants iPhone owners to be able to use their mobile devices as alternatives to a keyless entry system for their car, with a proposal that would let users unlock and start a vehicle simply by ...

Car thefts in the U.K. have increased 50 percent over the past five years, with more than 100,000 cars stolen in England and Wales just last year. WhatCar did a deep dive on the problem and found that ...

A vehicle is stolen every five minutes in the UK with keyless entry car theft. Here's how to prevent keyless car theft and ...

We’ve seen some weird stolen things in cars, but what about a strange way to have a car stolen? Police in the West Midlands of England are looking for two suspects who stole a car in late September ...

[Yingtao Zeng], [Qing Yang], and [Jun Li], a.k.a. the [UnicornTeam], developed the cheapest way so far to hack a passive keyless entry system, as found on some cars: around $22 in parts, give or take ...

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 ...

After trying out over 20 models with keyless entry from more than 12 different car manufacturers, Germany’s national motoring body, ADAC, found that every single one of them could be opened and stolen ...