Chinese car maker BYD unveils a branded smartwatch that can be used to unlock its cars

Jed John Ikoba — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:30:37 +0000

We are in the era of smart things and this cuts across smart homes to smartwatches, smartphones, and even smart cars that are integrated with top-notch technologies, the most advanced being autonomous driving. cars are also integrated with features that activate keyless entry using a smartphone. China’s carmaker BYD recently started including an NFC module on the left rearview mirror which allows not just NFC-enabled mobile phones to unlock the car but also smartwatches to unlock. At the moment, only the OPPO Watch 2 is enabled to use this feature on BYD cars but that may change soon.

According to news emanating from China, the automobile giant will soon launch its own smartwatch. The watch will arrive with features such as smart ignition, comfortable entry, smart locking, raising and lowering windows, and opening the tailgate. The watch could effectively replace the car key and that is a good thing considering that it is always worn on the wrist and the risk of misplacing the key is eliminated.

The promotional posters of the smartwatch give us a clear look at the product. It has a round, rugged-looking dial with the BYD logo stamped on top of the metal bezel surrounding the display. The watch also seems to have a sapphire glass screen as well as rubber straps. Since it is a smartwatch, we expect it to come with several watch faces and to bring features such as steps counter, exercise pedometer, heart rate monitoring, sleep monitoring, call reminder, temperature sensor, and others. Thus, in addition to activating keyless car entry, the watch will also serve as a fitness tracker

The BYD smartwatch is expected to go on sale in December but the price is yet to be revealed.

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Chinese car maker BYD unveils a branded smartwatch that can be used to unlock its cars