Earlier today (14th October 2021), Oppo announced that it has partnered up with various automobile brands like BYD Auto, Tesla, and others to bring car controls to its Watch 2 series of smartwatches.
The Chinese smartphone maker has joined hands with these major car manufacturers to bring support for their car’s control to its wearbles. Now, functions like NFC car keys, remotely turning on the car’s air conditioning, opening up the trunk, and even checking the remaining mileage on the vehicle can be done through Oppo Watch 2 users. BYD recently released an update for its car app as it added an NFC wearable car control function.
This marks the first time BYD Auto has brought NFC based car key support for wearables for its vehicles. Furthermore, Oppo has also partnered with other Chinese car brands as well to bring this feature to its Watch 2 series. This includes Ideal ONE cars that were previously updat3ed to support a Bluetooth based car key feature that was compatible with the Find X3 series, which allowed users to unlock their cars from their smartphones. Apart from BYD, Oppo has also brought support for this feature to BBA, Lexus, Tesla, and other brands as well, which the company claims covers more than 500 car models.
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