Future Lynk & Co Vehicles Likely to Support Apple Car Keys

Apple's Car Keys feature appears to be coming to future Lynk & Co models, based on code changes discovered by MacRumors in Apple's Wallet app backend.

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‌Car Keys‌ allows an iPhone or Apple Watch with NFC capabilities to unlock a vehicle through the Wallet app. A digital version of a car key is stored in Wallet, and unlocking can be done simply by holding an Apple Watch or ‌‌iPhone‌‌ near a compatible vehicle's NFC reader.

2021 - 2024 Lynk & Co 01 vehicles already support Apple CarPlay. However, cars do not have NFC functionality by default, so this is a feature that would need to be implemented by the automobile manufacturer in future models.

The Z20 is believed to be Lynk & Co's next car launch – and the company's first electric vehicle – so support for ‌Car Keys‌ could well be introduced with this model, which is expected to launch in various European markets.

What can be done with ‌Car Keys‌ may vary by car manufacturer, but at a minimum, ‌Car Keys‌ can be used to unlock your car, lock your car, and start your car, which are the features available with a physical key.

Apple introduced ‌Car Keys‌ in 2022, and car manufacturers like BMW, Rivian, Kia, and Hyundai have all implemented support for ‌Car Keys‌. Apple maintains a full list of vehicles that support ‌Car Keys‌ on its CarPlay model availability webpage.

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Top Rated Comments

GoodWheaties Avatar
11 months ago
TIL that there is a car company called Lynk & Co.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Rychiar Avatar
11 months ago
good to know its coming to car companies I've never once heard of lol
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
coffeemilktea Avatar
11 months ago
It might be an unpopular opinion, but I really wish Chinese-owned car companies like Lynk & Co sold their EVs in North America... it'd shake up the somewhat stale EV market here. ?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Blackstick Avatar
11 months ago
Man Car companies are glacial in their support of any new technology. And yeah, some will crap the bed and make their own key/app... a la Tesla.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ant69 Avatar
11 months ago
whats the point to apple car keys? most modern cars have wireless access, push start anyway, in addition to connected apps. so I never have to take my key out of my pocket - i don't get what this feature adds?
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
snebes Avatar
11 months ago

Click on the link. They are all there...LOTS of them.
That link shows CarPlay enabled cars, most of which don't support the CarKey. These aren't many:

BMW:

2021 - 2024 1 Series
2021 - 2024 2 Series
2021 - 2024 3 Series
2021 - 2024 4 Series
2021 - 2024 5 Series
2021 - 2024 6 Series
2021 - 2024 8 Series
2021 - 2024 X5
2021 - 2024 X6
2021 - 2024 X7
2021 - 2024 X5 M
2021 - 2024 X6 M
2021 - 2024 Z4
2022 - 2024 i4
2022 - 2024 iX
2022 - 2024 iX1
2022 - 2024 iX3
2023 i3
2023 - 2024 i7
2024 i5

BYD 2022 - 2024 HAN

Genesis:

2023 - 2024 GV60
2023 - 2024 G90
2024 G70

Hyundai/Kia:

2023 - 2024 Palisade
2023 - 2024 IONIQ 6
2023 - 2024 Telluride
2023 - 2024 Niro
2024 Seltos
2024 EV9

Lotus:

2024 Eletre
2024 Emeya

Mercedes 2024 E‑Class

Dodge 2025 RAM 1500
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)