Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to key fobs, hardly any modern cars still need to be manually opened with a key. But what do you do when the battery runs ...

For many years, people took car key fobs for granted, just as they did in the old times with the classic car keys. But just like the keys, the key fobs belong to the past, and Tesla has taken decisive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keys are becoming a thing of the past for many new cars: most of us carry fobs now. But what happens if you lose one, or it stops ...

A top global cybersecurity expert says the threat of car theft now is greater than ever and urges taking simple precautions to prevent car owners from becoming victims of tech-savvy criminals. Thieves ...

It might not occur to you that your car's key fob has more uses than simply opening and locking your car doors. After all, that was the original purpose behind the invention of keyless entry: so that ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vehicle theft is a serious problem nationwide, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting that a car was stolen ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. For the sake of convenience, the battery in your car's key fob is designed to last a fairly long time, usually up to around four years. The ...

The keyless entry systems are easy to break, thanks to vulnerabilities of the radio signals used to unlock the doors. Ford thinks it has a solution to prevent the most common theft method, called the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — With car thefts on the rise across the U.S., police are urging vehicle owners to take extra precautions. Criminals are increasingly using technology that can trick cars into unlocking ...