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DroneMobile, an iPhone app for vehicle GPS, security and remote start. Firstech is the maker of the CompuStar brand. DroneMobile is billed as a two-part system: a GPS and cellular module, and a free ...

Audi of America announced the updates and pricing for the 2024 models, which are now offered with updated standard equipment and features. Most 2024 models now come standard with adaptive cruise ...

Directed Electronics launched one of the first apps that will remotely start a car using an iPhone instead of a key-fob transmitter. The Viper SmartStart app requires a $299 module that went on sale ...

Is this the killer app smartwatches have been waiting for? Viper launched SmartStart – a mechanic-installed gadget that let you wirelessly start your car, open the trunk, and more – back in 2009.

In the Odyssey, Homer repeatedly describes the spreading light of a new day as “rosy-fingered dawn.” The dawn of subscription-based vehicle features is upon us, but instead of rosy fingers, these are ...

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 ...

Remote starters are a godsend for people who deal with freezing temperatures. Car owners who live in areas where there’s cold weather know how inconvenient it is sitting in a frozen car waiting for it ...

Remember when BMW wanted to charge drivers to use Apple CarPlay? How about the subscription required for the Mercedes EQS’s rear-wheel steering functionality in Europe? It turns out that luxury ...