Mobiles phones to lock/unlock and start cars?
By Ben Robinson on Thursday, September 25th, 2008 at 1:10 PM PST In DoCoMo, Research, Sharp
Yep, that’s if Sharp, NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM), and Nissan have anything to do with it! Sharp and DoCoMo have apparently developed a Mobile phone that also works as an electronic key for Nissan cars. It incorporates Nissan’s “intelligent key system”, which is standard on some existing cars – something like 950,000 of them since 2002.
We’ve heard of lots to do with contactless payments with NFC, but this is a whole different kind of wireless utility – and once which I would snap up in an instant were it an option for me!
It’s understood that commercial deployment could be in 2009 – and I think given the companies involved, it’s fair to say that will be in Japan.
[Via: Cellular News]
I think this is a fantastic idea and would work kind of the same way as BMW’s and corvettes remote controls which work on wireless technology. No more sticking your key in your car, it automatically unlocks and can start with a push of a button. http://www.Carhidkits.com
Yea this is novel, but it’s cool right up to the point where someone’s phone gets stolen and the thief winds up with a $30,000 car in the process.