Toyota's 'remote start function using key fob' turned out to be part of the subscription and was discussed among overseas users
Subscription services are being introduced into the automobile industry as well, such as being able to own a car on a monthly flat rate basis and providing some car functions on a monthly basis. Meanwhile, from Toyota's marketing materials, a remote start function that allows you to start the engine and turn on the air conditioner without getting in the vehicle from a distance using a key fob (remote key) was actually provided by subscription. Is understood and is the subject of debate.
Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service
https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-remote-start-into-a-subscription-service
Toyota, connected by communication vehicles and a 'Toyota Smart Center' to provide a variety of services Connected gated service offers.
In North America, services are broadly divided into five genres: 'Safety Connect,' 'Service Connect,' 'Remote Connect,' 'Wi-Fi Connect,' and 'Destination Assist.' To use the service, you will be subscribed to three plans, 'Audio', 'Audio Plus', and 'Premium Audio', which are set depending on the vehicle model that supports the connected service, and the services that can be used differ depending on the plan. Generally, 'Safety Connect' and 'Wi-Fi Connect' can be used with any plan, but 'Service Connect', 'Remote Connect' and 'Destination Assist' are not set depending on the plan.
The material discovered by user JCH_19 of the bulletin board site Reddit is a PDF file entitled 'The Convenience of Remote Connect'.
The Convenience of Remote Connect
(PDF file)
According to this document, the remote start function using the key fob is included in 'Remote Connect' and can be used for up to 3 years for the 'Audio Plus' plan. A subscription is required after the 4th year. The subscription price is set at $ 80 per year (about 9100 yen) and $ 8 per month (about 910 yen). The 'Premium Audio' plan can be used for up to 10 years, and a subscription is required after the 11th year.
Vehicles equipped with 'Remote Connect' manufactured before November 12, 2018 are excluded from the subscription.
There are many cases where the service that uses the application is provided by the subscription model, but unlike the key fob remote start function, it is not provided via the server, it is completed only by communication between the car and the key fob. 'Toyota is the first to charge for the features it currently has,' The Drive points out.
Regarding the key fob remote start function, the wording that it is necessary to subscribe to the continuous subscription service to use it has existed for a long time, and the owner who thinks 'I think that is the case' in Toyota related forums. However, no one was able to grasp the details because the expression was not concise and even the owner of the 2018 model was within the free subscription period.
This time, the news site The Drive contacted a Toyota spokesperson and said, 'In order to use the' key fob remote start function 'on vehicles equipped with' Remote Connect 'after 2018, subscription registration is required.' Clarified.
The thread on Reddit has received hundreds of comments and has been labeled by the moderator as 'Potentialy Missleading'. In addition, the discussion seems to be exciting not only that 'the key fob function will be charged' itself, but also that this situation is similar to the description that appears in science fiction novels.
It has been pointed out that science fiction writers known for works such as the short stories 'We Can Remember It for You', 'The Man in the High Castle' and 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?' Philip K. Dick's novel '
What appeared in the work was 'a contract door that requires a fee when opening and closing.' Since I didn't have the characters, I decided to remove the parts and open the door, but in the case of the key fob remote start function this time, the solution does not seem to work.
was posted here sometime ago: The door refused to open. It said, 'Five cents, pl ... | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29543401
The above is a story overseas, and it seems that the situation is different because the plans are different in Japan in the first place.
Toyota Toyota Connected Services | T-Connect For Beginners | Toyota Motor Corporation Website
https://toyota.jp/tconnectservice/intro/
There is a remote start function using a key fob, but it is unknown whether there is a deadline setting similar to that overseas. On the other hand, the smart start function via the app is offered for 2420 yen per year and 220 yen per month.
Toyota Toyota Connected Services | Toyota Connected Services List | Remote Start (App) | Toyota Motor Website
https://toyota.jp/tconnectservice/service/remote_start.html
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