Samsung Wallet now works as a digital key for Volkswagen EVs

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Samsung Wallet now supports digital car keys for Volkswagen EVs.

It uses ultra-wideband (UWB) or NFC to allow users to access their cars without a physical key.

The feature is available on Volkswagen ID cars running software version 6.0.1.

Samsung Wallet has been steadily expanding support for digital car keys on Samsung phones. Last year, it added support for several car manufacturers like Mercedes, Volvo, and Porsche. Earlier this year, it also started supporting some Toyota cars . Now, the company is expanding car key support in Samsung Wallet to Volkswagen EVs.

The integration was announced in an official blog post and will let owners of certain VW electric cars add their car keys to Samsung Wallet. They can then lock and unlock their cars, open the trunk, and even share digital car keys with trusted people to grant them temporary access to a VW vehicle.