Apple CarKey: Apple's car key service arrives in the Hyundai Genesis

Apple CarKey, the Apple service that turns an iPhone or Apple Watch into a car key, is coming to Hyundai's Genesis lineup. The feature, which was announced two years ago, will be available by next summer.

In 2020, Apple announced CarKey, a service that lets you use your iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock your car using NFC and Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology. CarKey stores the digital car key locally on the Wallet app, which is included by default on the iPhone. Initially, this service was limited to BMW cars. Models compatible with this feature include the BMW 5 Series, including 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, X5, X6, X7, X5M, X6M and Z4. The service has been opened to users residing in 45 different countries. The option was part of the new features of the iOS 14 update.

CarKey coming soon to Hyundai cars

According to information obtained by Mark Gorman, a famous journalist at Bloomberg, CarKey could soon arrive on cars from brands other than BMW. In his newsletter on Sunday, the journalist, who is always well informed about Apple's plans, says that the iPhone will soon be able to unlock cars designed by other manufacturers, starting with Hyundai. Hyundai upscale. According to Gorman, the feature will be rolled out by summer 2022 on a small number of cars.