Talk:Remote keyless system
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[edit] Dispute: First Car with Remote Ignition
The mention about the 2004 Chevrolet Malibu being the first car to have a remote ignition starter is false. Very false. These keyless entry and ignition systems were available several years before in cars like the Ford Focus.
I can confirm this. Here's a June 2001 New York Times article mentioning remote ignition and how Mercedes-Benz and Lexus already had such keyless models at that time (last three paragraphs).
Excerpt from last paragraph: "Despite their differences, remote unlocking, immobilization and keyless ignition together form the core of a new type of vehicle: the keyless car. Mercedes-Benz and Lexus already have keyless models, and more car manufacturers are likely to jump aboard. It has taken a century, but fumbling for car keys may soon be a thing of the past."
[edit] Year of Introduction
According to this CNET article:
http://news.com.com/Gone+in+60+seconds--the+high-tech+version/2100-7349_3-6069287.html
"First introduced in the 1980s, modern remote keyless entry systems use a circuit board, a coded radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology chip, a battery and a small antenna."
[edit] Sample Audio of Beeps
Could someone upload audio files of the common "beep beep" sounds made by cars when locking/unlocking with these remotes? They've been featured in various Hollywood films (Wallace and Gromitt, Hot Shots,...).
[edit] Opening with a mobile phone
Is there any truth to the rumor on the internet about being able to open a remote keyless entry system with a mobile phone? See this wsdmag claim. And should the truth or falsity of this be mentioned in this article? ~ Nanobug 16:23, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
- False. A mobile phone converts radio signals to and from sound; it does not relay radio signals. There may have been apparent successes at short range due to the ordinary range of the system being longer than the user thought, and the distance may then have been exaggerated as the rumour spread.--QuantumEngineer 16:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Television remote?
I've never seen or even heard of a tv remote operating on radio instead of IR. I suppose that does happen in american sitcom where neighbours change your tv channel. But I think that the sentence is obscure at best. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.50.147.101 (talk) 10:47, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
