Reply to post: Just give me a physical key, please

Thieves can wirelessly unlock up to 100 million Volkswagens, each at the press of a button

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Just give me a physical key, please

Personally I'm not a fan of keyless entry. I prefer some mechanics, also because it gives me an emergency power switch in case things go wrong. In a keyless car it should actually mandated they have the same sort of kill switch installed as is required on racing cars, for the same reason: in case of problems, kill the damn thing.

Admittedly that'll be a bit harder with electric cars, though (imagine the cabling), but I've worked long enough with electronics and computers to know that a last resort ability to kick the plug out of the socket is not as much a luxury or overengineering as it appears.

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