Apple has filed a patent for technology which will allow users to use their iPhone to unlock their car.
The patent also refers to features that will allow users to start the engine as they enter the car, customise personalised car settings, and even shut off engines during specific times via Bluetooth.
The company was previously granted with a similar patent which stated that users could unlock their vehicle using their iPhone along with an ‘accessory control’, reported Apple Insider.
However, Apple has reportedly applied for several patents out of which only a few end up in production, as most of the patents are filed to stop competitors from using the technology.
The patent said: "A vehicle-related operation can be an operation to unlock a vehicle’s doors, unlock a vehicle’s storage compartment, start a vehicle’s engine, activate a vehicle’s audio or audiovisual entertainment system, activate a vehicle’s global positioning system (GPS), activate a vehicle’s dashboard console, turn on a vehicle’s passenger compartment lights, adjust a vehicle’s seats, turn on a vehicle’s headlights, open a vehicle’s sun roof, turn on a vehicle’s windshield wipers, activate a vehicle’s automatic parking system, activate a vehicle’s wireless communication system, and/or the like."
German car maker BMW has also introduced a technology with similar function, but recently a bug was discovered in the software which highlighted that unauthorised users could hack into the car, reported Business Insider.
