alt Hacker NewsI have no utility for remote unlocking. Remote locking (and the status in the app) saves my bacon because I often forget to lock the doors and in my neighborhood people will go through your car looking for change. It's not a big deal but I've had them get blood and stuff on the seats :/
Remote start is huge where I live. When it's -10C and there's a foot of snow you have to dig out in the morning, you can start your car from the app and then start shovelling. The alternative is a hokey pokey of shovelling yourself a path to the car, getting in, starting it, getting out, resuming shovelling. Not the end of the world but it's very nice. Even if there's no snow it's nice to get the cabin above freezing while you're eating breakfast without putting your boots on.
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shit remote start doesn't even have to require snow.
i'm in legit cold canada and being able to open my garage remotely and start my car means it's a lot easier to herd small kids into a warm, comfy carseat.
i mean; i like the remote start angle, but that can be done with a key-press on a key. no damn app needed.
as for "I often forget to lock the doors"... why do you often forget to lock the doors?
I'm in Canada and was going to say this as well. Also, the nice thing about a phone vs. key fob for remote start is that with the phone you're less likely to accidentally remote start the car in your garage compared to a key fob. My parents always disabled remote start on their key fobs because they parked in a garage, but having the remote start option on your phone when parked outside at work, etc. is really convenient.