VW recognizes the importance of smart mobility to today’s consumers. They are used to managing their lives on their smart devices and virtual car keys are the next step. However, security must be married with accessibility if consumers are to trust in this technology. Importantly, it is about more than just securing the virtual car key on the handset - access rights need to be securely shared across devices when sold, hired, lent or jointly owned. For this reason, it is working to enable its customers to use their smartphones to access their vehicles and to securely share their car keys via a smartphone app.

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