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Another Vehicle Brand Gaining iPhone Car Keys Support

Apple is preparing to bring support for its digital car key feature to Jetour vehicles, according to evidence uncovered on Apple's backend by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris.

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Introduced in 2022, Car Keys allows an iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock a vehicle through the Wallet app. A digital version of a car key is stored in Wallet, and unlocking can be done by holding an Apple Watch or ‌iPhone‌ near a compatible vehicle's NFC reader.

A tap on the door handle is enough to initiate an unlock, and while Face ID authentication is a security option, Apple offers an Express Mode that eliminates the need to authenticate for a faster unlocking process.

Car manufacturers like BMW, Rivian, Kia, Audi, and Hyundai have all implemented support for ‌Car Keys‌ since it was introduced. During its WWDC 2025 keynote in June, Apple said that 13 additional vehicle brands would "soon" offer iPhone car keys. Chinese carmaker Jetour, which mainly produces crossovers and SUVs, is a subsidiary of Chery – one of the brands Apple listed.

Apple maintains a full list of vehicles that support ‌Car Keys‌ on its CarPlay model availability webpage, but it has not been updated in a while, so it is missing several recent additions.

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Top Rated Comments

Rychiar Avatar
13 months ago
so a brand no ones ever heard of then lol
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
13 months ago
There should be universal implementation of Car Keys, all auto brands. The US, then the world.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Selena Agna Avatar
13 months ago

There should be universal implementation of Car Keys, all auto brands. The US, then the world.
Careful with ideas like that. MacRumors posters will usually cry government overreach! when someone asks companies to have interoperable standards lol
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
13 months ago
Good to know. Though there are multiple manufacturers now supporting it, not all of their models support it. Expansion is slow but hopefully more cars get it in the future.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
13 months ago
The main concern with features like keyless entry is security. Nowadays, a simple range extender combined with some hardware or software can be enough to compromise the system. How does the iPhone’s digital car key work in this regard? Would it be safer for people to keep their physical keys stored in a metal box? If unlocking the car only requires having your iPhone in your pocket and touching the handle, doesn’t that make it just as vulnerable as traditional keyless systems?
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
3Rock Avatar
13 months ago
For me, I’ll just use my key FOB in my pocket to open the door. 👌
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