FAST LANE: REVVING THE ENGINES ON NEW APPLE CARKEY FEATURE
Though we might still be a few years off the long-rumored Apple Car, this year’s WWDC did not disappoint, lifting the trunk on some exciting new car-related features. Alongside CarPlay enhancements, Apple made its next big leap towards revolutionizing the way we get from A to B, by overhauling Apple Maps user interface and putting our car keys on our phone.
GOING THE EXTRA MILE WITH CARKEY
Though Apple’s iPhones and Apple Watches have supported NFC technology for a number of years, allowing us to pay for our groceries using our wrist or check-in at the airport, Apple has been slow to introduce additional nearfield communication services. That’s, in part, because of security concerns - put everything from your house keys to your passport onto your phone, and your device becomes even more lucrative. Great strides have been made in recent years and , our smartphones are now more secure than ever before. That’s encouraged , and last year, Apple brought contactless Student ID cards to iOS, which . All of these innovations have lead to a big question: what’s next, and how can we use our devices to further improve our everyday lives? Apple undeniably changed the world with the launch of Apple Pay, with more than 900 million users . The aim was to remove the need for a wallet. Now, Apple wants us to wave goodbye to our car keys.
