Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The first time I started a car by pressing a button, it felt too easy and convenient — like I had somehow ...

Push button starts are innovative features that are making the ignition key almost obsolete. However, not every vehicle comes with a push button start as standard equipment. The push button start ...

Push-button transmissions, a unique feature in automotive history, once captured the attention of car enthusiasts and manufacturers alike. Emerging prominently in the mid-20th century, these systems ...

Old school and classic car owners are safe on this one. Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, it was my understanding that older cars were more vulnerable to theft because of the ignition systems on ...

The refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 features a long list of updates and changes, headlined by an all-new cabin and interior layout. One of the new features of the overhauled 2022 Chevy Silverado ...

[Glen]’s project sounds perfectly straightforward: have a big industrial-style push button act as a one-key USB keyboard. He could have hacked something together in any number of ways, but instead he ...

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 ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

Every so often, a new car will come out with fancy, seemingly new technology that, in reality, was already attempted in the '30s, '40s, or '50s. Take the push-button door handles from the Lincoln ...