The Car Connectivity Consortium, a large collection of several companies that also includes Apple, has announced the Digital Key 3.0, which provides significant improvements from the Digital Key 2.0 and offers exciting options for unlocking a compatible car. The new technology will be available to the members of the Car Connectivity Consortium will have access to the latest improvements on the digital key.
Apple launched the Digital Key 2.0 last year, which meant that users could lock their compatible vehicles with their iPhone or Apple Watch. It works based on the NFC technology, and BMW was one of the few compatible vehicles that had support for the technology.
The Digital Key 3.0, on the other hand, is based on Ultra Wide Band and Bluetooth LE connectivity. It provides greater security against third-party intrusion or relay attacks and works on iPhone 11 models or later, which sport the U1 sensor. Greater location mapping is also possible with the new version of the digital key. It is also possible to lock, unlock and even start the vehicle using the smart options available via the digital key. In addition, when the digital key is activated, it is possible to open the compatible car even when the iPhone battery has gone down for up to five hours.
Apart from BMW, Hyundai could also join the set of compatible vehicle models for the Digital Key 3.0. There are presently only a few compatible vehicles for the technology. As per BMW, models from 2020 will work with the Digital key. The digital keys are stored inside the Wallet app inside an iPhone with iOS 13.6 or higher and the recent Apple watches.
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