A demonstration of the Mercedes E-Class digital key feature, showing how a smartphone can be used to unlock and start the ...

Gemalto’s Trusted Services Hub is letting Mercedes drivers use mobile phones to control cars via new NFC vehicle keys. Carmaker Daimler AG’s new smartphone-based digital vehicle key will work with the ...

As an integral part of the ‘Mercedes me connect’ program, the digital vehicle key will connect seamlessly with services that meet the demands of modern mobility and digital lifestyles.

Cars have had smart keys for quite a while now, and they have almost entirely phased out regular keys. What are smart keys, actually? How do they work?

What’s a virtual key? Mercedes pioneered keyless entry with its credit-card keys on the W220 S-class almost 20 years ago. Now it’s devised a way of embedding an electronic keycode inside your ...