Ford introduces smart key fobs to thwart hackers Sean Szymkowski April 21, 2019 Comment Now! Ford has a solution to keep hackers from stealing crucial information encoded in a key fob.

An extra layer of protection has been added to Ford’s keyless entry fobs to combat the rise in relay theft. The new “sleep mode” kicks in when the key has been stationary for 40 seconds. This stops it ...

Ford thought about these “other” owners and created Pet Mode. For starters, Pet Mode will find itself on key fobs that’ll allow manual activation.