Volvo is to trial a smartphone app they claim could replace conventional car keys in the near future. New customers will be given the choice of using their mobile phones as a digital key, linked to a ...

Volvo plans to start selling cars without keys beginning in 2017, using smartphones as replacements. In effect, Volvo says the Bluetooth-enabled smartphone would become the "digital keys" and there ...

Volvo has been firing on all cylinder lately, having recently launched the attractive, all-new XC90 crossover, and lifting the veil on the S90 sedan. And just this week, Volvo set wagon lovers’ hearts ...

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The days of replacing a car key by having an inexpensive blank copied and cut at a hardware store are pretty much over. Most new cars today come either with a push-button start system or keyless entry ...

Swedish car manufacturer Volvo is planning to replace the conventional car key with a smartphone app next year. The "digital keys" will allow owners to share their car keys with others, while the ...

Already, drivers of cars with engine-start push buttons require nothing more than a Bluetooth key fob – no actual key is required. Volvo, however, is taking things a step farther. Beginning this ...