In the Odyssey, Homer repeatedly describes the spreading light of a new day as “rosy-fingered dawn.” The dawn of subscription-based vehicle features is upon us, but instead of rosy fingers, these are ...

To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Want to Remote-Start Your Toyota With a Fob? That'll Be $8 Per Month Toyota's Connected Services package includes Remote Connect, which supports smartphone-based remote starts. However, Toyota will ...

Modern cars have a lot of conveniences—interactive infotainment, maps, advanced safety systems, and even autonomous driving. All of these newer additions make a remote-start with a key fob seem like ...

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Toyota, one of the largest car makers in the world, will be charging drivers for the convenience of being able to use their key fobs in order to remotely start their cars. As per The Drive, Toyota ...

According to experts, a battery in a car key fob is supposed to last anywhere from three to five years. However, as key fobs get more advanced, some have found their fobs dying much earlier than ...

RICHMOND — The chips are key. And the keys need chips. So if you have a dearth of chips, you will have a dearth of keys. This sounds like “Alice in Wonderland” nonsense talk or some throwback to “for ...

Dear Brad: We had problems with both of our wireless remotes for our 2006 Toyota Avalon. They stopped working altogether. We recently purchased two wireless remotes and were able to program them to ...