The researchers were also able to successfully imitate signals from key fobs used by other brands as well. For these other key fobs, there wasn't a master key that they could obtain.

Volkswagen didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The researchers who investigated the flaws in remote key fobs aren't strangers to VW security issues.

The ID3 is a key launch for VW in Europe because it's the first of a new generation of affordable, long-range electric cars based on its MEB architecture.