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 ...

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Toyota, one of the largest car makers in the world, will be charging drivers for the convenience of being able to use their key fobs in order to remotely start their cars. As per The Drive, Toyota ...

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...

Remember the new car shortage two years ago, when it was hard to find any new cars for sale on dealer lots? That shortage is pretty much over in 2023, with a few exceptions. But a frustrating new ...

Earlier this month, we broke a story about Toyota locking its key fob remote start function behind a monthly subscription. If owners of certain models aren’t actively enrolled in a larger Toyota ...

You may know the signs of a key fob with a bad battery: having to press the button multiple times or getting close to the car for activation to kick in. Sometimes the functions engage, and at other ...

According to experts, a battery in a car key fob is supposed to last anywhere from three to five years. However, as key fobs get more advanced, some have found their fobs dying much earlier than ...

Technology in the automotive world moves pretty fast, whether it be breakthroughs in innovative engine designs, automakers pioneering exciting new alternative fuels, or simply little tweaks that ...