Digital car keys are still a concept suffering from lackluster adoption, mainly because the technology is expensive and phone makers only offer it on high-end mobile devices with a premium price tag.

A global chips shortage has caused a severe delay in car production and shipments, with many buyers having to wait years to get theirs delivered.

The NFC version of the digital car keys is already supported in many of BMW’s models manufactured since 1 July 2020. For more on this subject, here’s how to use the CarKey feature.