Mazda is the latest brand to find itself in the middle of a fight over subscription features on cars after quietly removing remote start functionality from key fobs in 2021. Since then, remote start ...

To the consternation of some owners, Toyota's remote start key fob functionality requires a paid $8 per month subscription service, The Drive has discovered. The issue only applies to 2018 and later ...

Dealerships have turned key fob programming into a quiet profit center, folding a few minutes of work into triple‑digit service bills. For many drivers, that fee is avoidable, because a surprising ...