At the start of the summer during WWDC, Apple announced that car keys in the Wallet app would soon be offered by 13 new vehicle brands. Now, it looks like the first three new brands might almost be here.
Three new car key brands now ready for Wallet support in Apple’s backend, pending launch
In a new post on X, Aaron Perris shared that Apple’s backend has recently been updated to get ready for the launch of two car key additions: Smart and Voyah.
Additionally, in recent weeks a similar change was uncovered for Rivian. The company’s second-gen R1S and R1T are due for car key support, and following the discovery, Rivian confirmed Apple car keys were coming soon.
When new brands and vehicles add car key support, it’s a two-step process. Both Apple and the automaker need to “flip all the switches” to activate car keys inside Wallet.
Now, at least on Apple’s end, the Wallet app is ready for car keys to come to vehicles from:
Rivian
Smart
Voyah
These were all included in Apple’s full list of 13 new vehicle brands getting ready to support car keys.
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