Samsung has teamed up with automotive giant Mercedes-Benz to develop a new digital car key. The technology, which was showcased yesterday at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, is capable of turning any NFC-enabled Galaxy smartphone into a ‘smart key' that can be used to lock, unlock and start a car.
To prevent even the most tech-savvy thief from manipulating the locks to gain access to a vehicle with a smart key, Mercedez-Benz will installed a tamper-proof NFC chip with an embedded Secure Element in the driver's door handle. This solution will ensure that the automobile only unlocks when instructed to do so by an authorized device.
Check it out in action below:
https://youtu.be/9pNszXr5SFg
