Toyota has unveiled a new device aimed at allowing anyone to share their car. The Smart Key Box (SKB) can be installed in a vehicle so as to provide access to people via their smartphones. The SKB ...

Toyota is the latest car manufacturer looking into the sharing economy, thanks to its development of what it calls a “mobility services platform.” The first product it’s experimenting with is a Smart ...

Courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota’s 2004 model year and newer Prius vehicles can come equipped with a Smart Entry & Electronic Key system that will challenge responders at crash scenes. Fire and ...

Anticipating more car sharing, Toyota develops the Smart Key Box, a device that lets people use their smartphones to access and start up a car, as long as they have the right codes. Wayne Cunningham ...

Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Toyota ...

In an effort to ration semiconductors, Toyota Motor Corp. reportedly announced Thursday that it would replace one of the two "smart" keys it delivers in Japan with a mechanical one. "As the shortage ...

Customers who purchase certain domestic Toyota and Lexus vehicles made from November will receive one smart key instead of two because of a semiconductor shortage, Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Oct.

To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Push in the button on the side of your Smart Key, and pull the tab holding in your emergency (manual) key. This allows you to unlock the car if your Smart Key's battery is flat. Once you remove the ...