Remote keyless entry (RKE) has captivated automobile buyers, as evidenced by the popularity of RKE on new automobiles and as an after-market item. This application note provides an overview of RKE ...

Gone are the days when you have to stretch your self from the driver's seat and check if each and every door in the car is locked or not. Technology has gifted us with a system called central locking ...

Kenworth has added a remote, keyless entry system as an option for the Kenworth T680 and T880. The option is available on new trucks but can also be fitted to existing models with a retrofit kit.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vehicle theft is a serious problem nationwide, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reporting that a car was stolen ...

Peterbilt Motors Co now offers remote keyless entry for its entire line of heavy-duty conventional trucks and tractors. The remote keyless option uses a two-button fob to lock and unlock the driver, ...

If you're like many modern-day car owners, you're accustomed to calling upon a key fob to control your car's door locks remotely. Even imagining a return to the days of manual door locks seems ...

Cars with keyless entry systems are capable of searching for a wireless key fob that is within a couple feet of the vehicle, but car thieves can use a $17 “power amplifier” to boost the key searching ...

This reference design provides a complete demonstration platform for using industrial/scientific/medical (ISM) radio frequency (RF) products in a remote keyless entry (RKE) application. It discusses ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Before remote keyless entry systems started appearing on American Motors vehicles in 1983, the term key fob was generally used to describe any small decorative token attached to a keychain. They were ...