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Earlier this month, we broke a story about Toyota locking its key fob remote start function behind a monthly subscription.If owners of certain models aren’t actively enrolled in a larger Toyota ...

Update 12/11/2021 @ 2:20 pm ET: The story has been updated to clarify that the key fob’s proximity-based radio frequency remote start function will not work without a paid subscription to Toyota ...

And as The Drive points out, it looks like some users have been aware of this for years.In a thread dated back to 2019 on the Toyota Nation forum, users discuss the key fob’s remote start ...

One is over WiFi/LTE using its Remote Connect apps that cost $8 per month or $80 per year. The other is by using the key fob, which requires that you be relatively close to the vehicle.

Automakers keep trying to get a piece of that sweet, sweet subscription income. Now, it’s Toyota’s turn. In terms of technology, this remote-start feature is no different from using the fob to ...

Toyota's Connected Services package includes Remote Connect, which supports smartphone-based remote starts. However, Toyota will now charge $8 per month to remotely start newer cars with a key fob ...

Remote Connect comes with a one-year trial, but based on the automaker’s written materials, the Audio Plus key fob will operate remote start for three years on select 2018 to 2020 model-year ...

However, Toyota will now charge $8 per month or $80 per year to remotely start cars with a key fob—the first car maker to do so, The Drive suggests—even though fobs use radio waves to ...