The commercially available digital key "THE CUP" that can be used if your favorite car is a smart key and a pushster type is 12700 yen ~

■ It is convenient for sharing a car with a family, and to prevent the stolen relay attack type vehicle.

Digital keys used by BMW, Mercedes -Benz, Tesla, Honda (Honda E, new bezel), etc. are launched on a smartphone to launch a door lock / unlock or engine by installing a dedicated app on your smartphone.In addition to the operation of the air conditioner, it is a convenient function that can be checked for door locks depending on the manufacturer.

In addition, Honda is able to lock the door, unlock, and start the engine if there is a digital key even if you forget the remote control key at home.

In addition, digital keys are OK if you have a smartphone without a remote control, so it is convenient to share cars with your family.However, there are still few models used at the moment, and optional settings are the main, so it is also a bottleneck that it costs optional costs.

Meanwhile, a product called "THE CUP", which can change the remote control key (smart key) into a digital key as a commercial product, was released from Setworks.

"THE CUP" is not a principle that is equipped with a system inside the key like a general smart key, but a method in which a smart key button is physically pressed directly when putting a smart key in "THE CUP".Is adopted.You can take out and use it anytime if you need a car smart key without direct communication with the car.

This "THE CUP" seems to be able to support a car with a smart key and a button type engine starter, and it has a price of 12,700 yen ( * ultra -early price in Makuake).。

This "THE CUP" is always used in the car and can lock / unlock the door with a smartphone app.It can be easily used with a smartphone app when sharing a car with a family or company.However, the simultaneous connection is up to two from the safety.

It also supports vehicle theft called "relay attack", which has become a problem in recent years.This method is the stolen vehicle that amplifies the signal released by the car key, recognizes that it has a key and unlocks the door.The "THE CUP" has a smart key in the car, so that unlocking the door itself is invalidated and the door is not opened by the relay attack.

In addition, a double security system is used to provide security with powerful algorithms, and to store the password in the storage of the application instead of the server after pairing.

(Katsuhiro Tsukada)

【Related Links】

Makuake "The Cup" https: // www.Beginning.Com/Project/THECUP/