The key fob should be built to withstand a short fall on a daily basis; it should be worthy of a Volvo.

ATLANTA — Volvo Trucks said it has begun rolling out its Remote Programming feature for over-the-air vehicle software updates to help customers streamline maintenance and prevent vehicle downtime.

Hopefully, many of you have already read the two-part travail of my tough Tile tracker and what it helped me locate: a Volvo key fob inadvertently “eaten” by my Honda snowblower earlier that same day.

Regarding the recent key fob series, my theory is that there’s a general sense in the community that automakers rip off vehicle owners, especially for things like vehicle feature upgrades and other ...

Then there is Volvo's idea to replace your key fob with your smartphone. Instead of using a key to turn the ignition or verifying your presence inside a car using a fob, the vehicle will ...

Volvo's Remote Programming reduces faults by 51% A study of 10,000 trucks revealed Volvo Trucks' OTA updates decrease faults by more than half and decrease dwell time.

While Dodge has a red key fob that unlocks the full horsepower of its Hellcat models, Volvo has a very different red key that, rather than increasing the engine's output, allowed parents to set ...

Though they can be expensive to replace, the fobs — in combination with start buttons — eliminate the danger that a key can become stuck or break off in the ignition lock.

The need to carry the car’s key fob around is an acknowledged nuisance. To make matters more bearable, some manufacturers have turned them into small artistic objects - see the car-shaped ...