Apple Digital Car Key May Be Live for a Few More Cars

24 MARCH 2022 - From boarding a few planes to starting a few cars, Apple hardware is hitting the road in a bigger way. MacRumors says the company’s digital car key feature, which lets users unlock and start cars using an iPhone or Apple Watch, may have gone live for some Hyundai brands. Apple’s website indicates that it has for select 2022 models of Genesis and Kia, both of which are divisions of South Korean carmaker Hyundai. 

For once, it looks like Apple let the cat out of the bag ahead of its partner. MacRumors says:

Apple updated a list of vehicles on its website this week to indicate that the 2022 Genesis GV60, 2022 Genesis G90, and 2022 Kia Niro now support the iPhone's car key feature.

That seems to have been news to the house of Niro. MacRumors says:

A spokesperson for Kia said the company “will have more information about Digital Key availability in the coming weeks,” while Genesis and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment.