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 announced that it will be the first car manufacturer to introduce keyless vehicles that won't require a fob to access and start. The cars, which will be trialled this spring, will instead ...

Using a physical key to unlock a car door is starting to seem as archaic as operating a hand crank, and many new cars don’t even need a key for the ignition. But Volvo says it will be ready to offer a ...

Volvo plans to rid some its cars of keys by 2017. The Swedish brand will offer customers an application for their phone that replaces the key. Using Bluetooth, the digital key can communicate with the ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

Today's car keys are surprisingly swanky when you consider that all they really need to do is open the doors and start the engine. Panic buttons and the ability to unlock the car from a distance were ...

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 ...