BMW has announced plans to update its Apple CarKey-compatible Digital Key protocol with a more secure version that relies on Ultra Wideband radio technology, allowing users to replace physical key fobs with a compatible iPhone.
Dubbed Digital Key Plus, the new technology enables users to unlock and start their car without taking iPhone out of a bag or pocket. That is an improvement over the existing BMW Digital Key, which requires users to hold iPhone up to a door handle to gain entry and subsequently place the device in a provided Qi-enabled smartphone tray to start the vehicle.
Developed in partnership with Apple, BMW Digital Key Plus integrates with Apple s CarKey API and relies on UWB s security backbone and high precision to thwart breaches like relay attacks that attempt to jam or intercept digital key signals.
BMW has announced plans to update its Apple CarKey-compatible Digital Key protocol with a more secure version that relies on Ultra Wideband radio technology, allowing users to replace physical key fobs with a compatible iPhone.
Dubbed Digital Key Plus, the new technology enables users to unlock and start their car without taking iPhone out of a bag or pocket. That is an improvement over the existing BMW Digital Key, which requires users to hold iPhone up to a door handle to gain entry and subsequently place the device in a provided Qi-enabled smartphone tray to start the vehicle.
Developed in partnership with Apple, BMW Digital Key Plus integrates with Apple s CarKey API and relies on UWB s security backbone and high precision to thwart breaches like relay attacks that attempt to jam or intercept digital key signals.