A prototype has been developed by Bmw Group Research and Technology for a multifunctional car key which allows cashless payment and customized access to the vehicle. “As part of our research project we first integrated a security chip into the key casing, which communicates across short distances by radio with a card reader,” says Hans-Jörg Vögel, project manager at Bmw Group Forschung und Technik.
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