Apple and BMW work to make digital keys smarter and more secure
The new Digital Key Plus will debut with the BMW iX electric SUV, with lots of help from the tech giant.
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Car keys are getting much smarter.
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BMW on Monday revealed its future connected-car ecosystem in iDrive 8, and seriously, it's quite an all-encompassing suite of technology. It even extends outside of the car. Included with the barrage of technology set to launch with the German marque's new electric cars is Digital Key Plus, a new version of the tech that lets you unlock your car with your phone, which BMW worked on with Apple.