Any car owner with a keyless entry and ignition system, be warned: Chinese security researchers have proven that with equipment costing about $25, hackers could easily open car doors remotely from up ...

Currently, car manufacturers use keyless entry systems to lock and unlock car doors. What is the encryption system used by industries to remotely unlock cars and to highly secure them from thieves?

I've never really been crazy about proximity keys, mostly because I'm a scatter-brained fool. The overall car industry loves them, though, and most new cars use these types of keyless entry systems. A ...

In an era in which convenience is king and car buyers seek more seamless connections linking home, car and the outside world, keyless ignition has become a nearly ubiquitous automotive feature. Also ...

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 ...

Much ado has been made about the possibility of someone hacking today’s internet-connected vehicles. Thankfully, that hasn’t really come to bear quite yet—except in the shadowy realm of stolen cars, ...

Keyless entry systems drain car batteries by staying constantly active, reducing battery life from five years to three and causing unexpected $300 replacements.

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 ...

A group of computer security experts say they figured out how to hack the keyless entry systems used on millions of cars, meaning that thieves could, in theory, break in and steal items without ...

Kenneth Hall April 8, 2008 Comment Now! Scientists from Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) in Germany have revealed a major flaw in vehicle keyless entry systems by demonstrating a new device that can ...

Q:The Passive Keyless Entry (PKE) system and alarm on my '96 C4 don't seem to be working properly. I was talking to some other Corvette owners at a car show recently, and they thought my PKE unit ...