The first time I rented a car with a press-button start, it felt fancy. Just a couple of decades later, it’s hard to find a ...

Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple on/off switch. By 2018, about 62% of cars sold in the U.S. already came with ...

An engine start and stop button for a keyless car. In an era in which convenience is king and car buyers seek more seamless connections linking home, car and the outside world, keyless ignition has ...

Recently we covered how keyless ignition systems could be a secret killer. After this story was posted, I was contacted by a Porsche owner whose family was only saved from a similar fate by the carbon ...

In a striking example of the law of unintended consequences, a popular automotive convenience feature, push-button start, can lead to accidental death from carbon-monoxide poisoning. A simple ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

The defendants allegedly knew or should have known the cars were risky. — -- Some of the world’s biggest automakers should have recalled millions of vehicles with keyless ignitions because the ...

I wanted to hate the Ineos Grenadier. Really, I did. Its design is derivative, its powertrain borrowed and engineering outsourced. Not to mention, Ineos is a plucky startup that's neither plucky nor ...

DRIVERS are only just realising the hidden meaning behind a feature in a major car firm’s sporty motor. The start/stop button in a modern Jaguar XE car pulses red before you turn on the ignition. But ...

Future generations of drivers may never know the feel of an engine rumbling through the key as they start their cars. Automakers are turning away from traditional turn-key ignition switches and ...