Efforts to use smartphones as a 'digital key' for cars at Apple · Samsung · BMW etc. is in progress

by why kei

The latest car has the function of locking and unlocking a key using a smartphone, but there is no standard function that can be used across a smartphone or a car. However, thankfully it has become clear that many high-tech companies and car manufacturers are working on developing standard features.

Car Connectivity Consortium Announces Publication of the Digital Key Release 1.0 Specification, Delivering to the Industry a Standardized Smartphone as a Car Key Solution - Car Connectivity Consortium - Car Connectivity Consortium
https://carconnectivity.org/press-release/car-connectivity-consortium-anounce-publication-digital-key-release-1-0-specification-delivering-industry-standardized-smart-phone-car-key-solution/

Apple, Samsung, BMW, and others are working on a digital car key
https://thenextweb.com/cars/2018/06/21/apple-samsung-audi-bmw-and-others-are-working-on-a-digital-key-for-your-car/

A community "Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC)" aiming to standardize digital keys , including more than 70 companies including companies such as Apple · LG · Samsung · Panasonic · Audi · General Motors · BMW · Hyundai · NXP · Qualcomm · Volkswagen etc. , The specification of digital key 1.0 was announced.

Examples of using digital keys for which CCC aims to standardize are as follows. It seems that CCC aims to standardize digital keys that satisfy the following conditions.

Digital Key - Car Connectivity Consortium - Car Connectivity Consortium
https://carconnectivity.org/digital-key/

· Unlock the vehicle when the smart device approaches the vehicle · Lock the vehicle · Start the engine inside the vehicle using the smart device · User authentication function is installed · Digital key provisioning
· Digital key can be revoked · Vehicle can be sold · Remote P2P can share digital key · Restriction on use of digital key property key · Can be shared

The outline of the released digital key 1.0 is as follows. As shown in the figure below, the digital key adopts wireless communication protocols such as NFC and BLE, so that you can lock or unlock keys automatically or manually just by being near the car. In addition, we are aiming to construct a robust ecosystem aiming at interoperable digital keys, and based on the existing " Trusted Service Manager (TSM)" infrastructure, vehicle OEMs can safely implement digital keys It is said to be something.

Digital key 1.0 also describes the sharing of keys, which allows you to give a digital key to a friend when you do not use the car and lend the car. The CCC digital key 1.0 also guarantees the highest level of security in vehicle access by utilizing NFC distance limitation and direct link to the secure elements of the device.

In addition, CCC aims to release digital key 2.0 in the first quarter of 2019, and at the same time, it will also start providing standardized authentication protocol between smart devices. By adopting the digital key 2.0, it says that it reduces adapter development cost and guarantees interoperation between various smart devices and vehicles.