I would think so - all part of the same group with lots of shared technology particularly around the infotainment and vehicle control systems. And Skoda, too.
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Apple Preparing to Add Support for Digital Car Keys on Volvo, Polestar, and Audi Vehicles
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VW, Audi and Skoda vehicles share a common chassis and other frameworks including telematics and control systems. Porsche are part of the group but don’t share technology. I wish they did, but alas…Because they are both a part of the same group? I mean, wouldn't Porsche get it first?
I actually had a car key fob fail on me away from home and was glad I could lock/unlock the car using the app 😂
Check if your gym app offers a pass for your wallet like mine does, and yes, I can unlock my car from my watch as well
It will use UWB, so it should behave just like the Tesla and Lexus. I have been using the feature on Tesla as well, so not exactly a game changing feature, other than having the card available in the wallet app.
Theres already too much crap in my wallet app, so I’m indifferent, as I already have this functionality.
Maybe not, but the number of times I've misplaced a key fob or it's ended up in the wrong person's pocket and they've gone off somewhere... but I always know where my phone is!
Not a very up to date list. 2024- Mini’s are not on there.
Yeh for folks confused, this isn’t like Tesla’s implementation, which uses its own app. This is far better. Uses nfc/wallet to unlock. Even if phone battery is dead. You can allow access and even drive permission to others remotely. It’s pretty cool.
Yeh for folks confused, this isn’t like Tesla’s implementation, which uses its own app. This is far better. Uses nfc/wallet to unlock. Even if phone battery is dead. You can allow access and even drive permission to others remotely. It’s pretty cool.
This article relates to what BMW/Mini currently has now. 2025 Mini Cooper is the same implementation as BMW. You use the Wallet app for your car key. So you can unlock/drive away using your iPhone/Wallet. Nothing to do with the Mini app. You can even grant remote access and drive permission to others.
You seem to think that Porsche drivers are happy to give up the key fob that they rest on the bar counter?Because they are both a part of the same group? I mean, wouldn't Porsche get it first?
I see. Well ok then. But I wouldn't expect it for a few years and only for the top models...
They can still have their key fob. In fact — they make nice necklaces. I pity the fool!
Some vehicle platforms are shared between Porsche and Audi. For example, the Audi e-tron GT has the same underpinnings (chassis, drivetrain, battery, software, etc) as the Porsche Taycan. Same goes for the new Macan and Q6 e-tron.
Technically Tesla didn't add phone key until 2018, but they only added UWB in 2021 with the Model S refresh.
They still have not added CarKey support.
Another advantage of Apple's implementation, presumably, is that being in Wallet it will work with an Apple Watch, not just the phone?
It's occasionally annoying that I can't put a Tesla key on my Watch: I don't want to go running with my phone, for example.
(Tesla does allow you to add new drivers remotely, from the security section in the app).
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That would be awesome if they added it. But with the current leadership, I don’t see it happening.
Works really well on my watch (BMW)
I am always wearing my watch, I have a relatively large home. Walking two flights down and out to the garages to get something out of the car was painful when I would forget my key. No longer an issue... life is good
That and digital keys can be deleted from your device for any reason. At least with physical keys they need to be stolen from you.
Hey Ford & Lincoln, WYD?, ARE YOU SLEEPING ON THIS? Even Kia and Hyundai have models with Car Key since 2023.
That's the piece that many critics of the Apple Car project overlook. It was more than just bringing us an Apple Car. It was a wealth of valuable research and development across the various facets of automobile technology that moves Apple's support for those forward. While it's a shame that the cancellation was portrayed as a "failure", in the end, it's was really an expensive research project that we'll benefit from for years to come.