Originally Posted By: chaosmagnet
Originally Posted By: UpstateTom
The car, other than the spare key, is more of a problem. The car has one of those *&^&^ computer chips, so the car won't work without the special key. This will be the last car I own that has that, unless I have no other choice. Ideally I'd have push button start and keyless entry. This is 2009, why should I need a metal key to operate my car? That's like 11th century technology.


It's becoming very common for a car to require a chipped key for the ignition. The nicer the car is, the more likely it is to have this technology.


I know. But what people don't realize is that it's a step backwards in technology. Without having to have a key, I can access any of my work computer systems, from anywhere in the world. Why should I have to continue to carry hardware to operate my car? Why isn't my car smart enough to recognise my password, my fingerprint, or my voice? To me it's just because people haven't demanded it, because they're so used to carrying things around.