Galaxy customers who drive Volvo Cars and Polestar now have a straightforward resolution for accessing their autos instantly from a Galaxy smartphone utilizing Digital Key
Samsung Electronics at the moment introduced Digital Key compatibility with choose Volvo Cars1 and Polestar2 autos by means of Samsung Wallet, providing extra drivers a seamless means to make use of their Galaxy smartphone to unlock, lock and begin their automobile.
“Expanding Samsung Digital Key access is an important part of our commitment to offering connected, secure experiences within the Galaxy ecosystem,” mentioned Woncheol Chai, EVP and Head of the Digital Wallet Team, Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics. “Our partnership with automakers such as Volvo Cars and Polestar marks another exciting step forward in making everyday activities like driving hassle-free for more Galaxy users worldwide.”
▲ Volvo EX90
▲ Polestar 3
Built instantly into Galaxy units, Digital Key3 lets customers lock, unlock and begin the paired automobile with out a bodily key. Digital Key gives 3 ways to regulate the automobile: Ultra-wideband (UWB)4 for hands-free entry, Near Field Communication (NFC) for tap-to-unlock and begin, and Bluetooth low power (BLE) management through Samsung Wallet. Users also can share Digital Keys with family and friends throughout OEM units, managing entry as wanted.
Samsung Digital Key meets EAL6+5 certification requirements, the top-level safety for sensible units, to guard towards unauthorized entry by guaranteeing safe embedding throughout the machine. UWB applied sciences, a standardized communication protocol set by the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), additional scale back the danger of unauthorized automobile entry with exact and dependable performance. If a tool containing a Samsung Digital Key is misplaced or stolen, customers can remotely lock or delete their Digital Key through Samsung Find. Biometric and PIN-based person authentication on Samsung Wallet ensures that each interplay stays safe and personal.
Launched in June 2022, Samsung Wallet is a flexible platform that permits Galaxy customers to arrange Digital Keys, cost strategies, identification playing cards and extra in a single safe software. Protected by defense-grade safety from Samsung Knox and built-in throughout the Galaxy ecosystem, Samsung Wallet offers seamless connectivity and enhanced safety for customers of their on a regular basis lives.
Availability
Samsung Digital Key performance for choose Volvo Cars autos will roll out beginning this month in Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia.6 Samsung Digital Key performance for choose Polestar autos will roll out beginning this month in Europe, North America and Asia.7
About Volvo Car Group
Volvo Cars was based in 1927. Today, it is likely one of the most well-known and revered automobile manufacturers on this planet with gross sales to clients in additional than 100 nations. Volvo Cars is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm change, the place it’s traded below the ticker “VOLCAR B”.
“For life. To give people the freedom to move in a personal, sustainable and safe way.” This objective is mirrored in Volvo Cars’ ambition to develop into a completely electrical automobile maker and in its dedication to an ongoing discount of its carbon footprint, with the ambition to realize net-zero greenhouse fuel emissions by 2040.
As of December 2024, Volvo Cars employed roughly 42,600 full-time workers. Volvo Cars’ head workplace, product growth, advertising and administration features are primarily positioned in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Cars’ manufacturing crops are positioned in Gothenburg, Ghent (Belgium), South Carolina (US), Chengdu, Daqing and Taizhou (China). The firm additionally has R&D and design centres in Gothenburg and Shanghai (China).
About Polestar
Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) is the Swedish electrical efficiency automobile model with a concentrate on uncompromised design and innovation, and the ambition to speed up the change in the direction of a sustainable…
