• pup_atlas@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    5 months ago

    Potentially better idea, add a gyroscope to the key fob, and stop broadcasting after the fob is perfectly still for some threshold. That way when you set it down inside it can’t be relayed, but if it’s in your pocket, it won’t remain perfectly still, and will start transmitting. Could also add an IR blaster to detect if you set it down in the car. Battery life would start to become a bigger issue, but I think solutions to these problems could be engineered.

    • Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      5 months ago

      Problem with that is that it really only covers the keys sitting on a nightstand situation. You could still get your car stolen while you’re shopping or in a restaurant.