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- Three years ago,

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back at the Worldwide
Developer's Conference,

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Apple unveiled something magic:

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your phone as a car key.

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BMW signed on-

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(transition whooshes)
(car alarm beeps)

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Using the technology
in a few of its models.

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And then it kinda took a while

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for anyone else to jump on board.

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Kia and Genesis now have it in, again,

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pretty limited models, but no one else

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has really adopted Apple's
car key of the future.

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So now the company's
getting a little desperate.

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They've introduced a
new app to the App Store

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that allows car manufacturers
to test out NFC,

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near-field communications,

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car key functionality from an iPhone.

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Of course, you can't get that app.

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It's hidden away,
secret, on the App Store.

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The idea of using your phone as a car key

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sounds kind of convenient.

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After all, I already have too
many keys on my key chain,

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and I don't even own a car.

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But when you think about modern car keys,

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the proximity key that
lets your car unlock

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as you walk up to it, that's much easier

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than having to pull your
phone out of your pocket

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and tap it to your car door every time.

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Apple's NFC Tech for car
keys is kind of a solution

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looking for a problem,

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and it's not a problem
that most car owners have.

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(upbeat jazzy music)