Randy Sarafan, who also happens to be the Technology Editor over on Instructables, gutted a remote-controlled car and swapped the parts for an Arduino board.

The setup requires an Avatal 3117 remote start, an iPhone breakout board, an Arduino, a switching supply cell charger and a handful of transistors, resistors and diodes.

The Arduino code tells us that the valves will be opened as long as the remote up/down channel is above/under given values.

The system makes it feel as though you are sitting behind the wheel of the smaller remote control car and is powered by an Arduino Uno along with an IBT-2 H-Bridge to control the 24V motors.

But if your car doesn't have a remote ignition, you can build your own remote start system that responds to a text message from an iPhone.

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The Beta version for Arduin IDE 2.0 was launched back in Spring 2021, and now - following feedback received from the Arduino community - the release is 'stable'.