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The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) announced an update to the Digital Key Release 2.0 back in October 2019. Now it has been updated amidst the wave of rumors surrounding Apple's CarKey feature.
The update of the NFC-based Digital Key Release 2.0 includes enhanced security protocols through the use of special “tamper-proof” chips in a control unit. (via businesswire) According to the CCC, the update has now been rolled out and made available to all members of the Car Connectivity Consortium. Apple has also now received the update. But what exactly does that mean? The new specification allows mobile devices to store, authenticate and share digital keys for vehicles with consistent security and privacy - everything that CarKey enables. The update also includes the option of using the digital key even when the smartphone has no battery left. This is where the so-called energy reserve mode comes into play, which is known from Apple Pay on iPhones.
Digital Key Release 3.0 is already being developed
Apple's CarKey function turns the iPhone or Apple Watch into a digital car key. The function was discovered weeks ago in some iOS betas. Now Apple is expected to officially present the feature at this year's WWDC 2020 in June. Accordingly, today's update fuels the suspicion. But that's not all. During the launch of CarKey under iOS 14 To ensure that nothing stands in the way, a new version is already being worked on. According to some reports, the CCC is developing the Digital Key Release 3.0. This new version should support both Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and ultra-wideband (UWB) technology. Both technologies are already available in the iPhone 11 series and can therefore be used without any problems. If you would like to find out more about how CarKey works, you will find an interesting article below. (Photo by blackboard / Bigstockphoto)
