Earlier today (24th May 2021), Oppo announced that it will be partnering up to with NIO complete the joint development and testing of the standard digital car keys, which are based on CCC 2.0.
This digital car keys will be compatible and work with the wallet app on smartphones and even smartwatches from the Chinese tech giant. Furthermore, the company also announced that it will be working with a number of automobile manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers as well to offer broader support that includes multiple car brands from across the globe in the future. Thus, it is closely working with the Chinese car maker NIO, to complete the development of the CCC 2.0 based standard digital car keys, as per an ITHome report.
Through the CCC 2.0 version of the digital car keys, Oppo is aiming on eliminating the need for users to carry a physical car key when going out. Customers can simply unlock and start their cars through the NFC function that is built into smartphones or the company’s wallet application on the smartwatch. For those unaware, CCC stands for the Car Connectivity Consortium, which is a cross industry alliance dedicated to solving the problem of standardization of automobile interconnection.
In simpler terms, this is a group comprised of car makers, suppliers, and even smartphone makers and app developers that are working together to develop a single universal digital car key standard. The CCC 2.0 digital car key standard works through NFC technology and also adopts advanced information security technology as well, which utilizes cloud computing, secure interaction, and other advanced technologies like independent security chip to safely authorize the unlocking and starting of the users’ car.
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