Push-button start has moved quickly from luxury extra to everyday standard, yet many drivers still treat it as a simple ...

Push-button start may be common today, but it wasn't always the dominant way to crank an engine. Push-button start systems and ignition key systems activate the same process in different ways. Do you ...

In today’s shifting car world, how we fire up engines keeps evolving take the clean tap of a start button versus the old-school roll-and-drop trick for stick shifts. Knowing the small differences ...

In a striking example of the law of unintended consequences, a popular automotive convenience feature, push-button start, can lead to accidental death from carbon-monoxide poisoning. A simple ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The first time I started a car by pressing a button, it felt too easy and convenient — like I had somehow ...

Convenience and current technology are probably the two main reasons so many vehicles are equipped with keyless ignitions that allow push-button ignition. Once you’ve unlocked the doors with the ...

Future generations of drivers may never know the feel of an engine rumbling through the key as they start their cars. Automakers are turning away from traditional turn-key ignition switches and ...

General Motors’ ignition switch recall prompted many analysts to believe the automaker would move exclusively to push-button start. But, that hasn’t been the case. Automotive News reported on Sunday ...

Technology has granted us plenty of ease and comfort when it comes to our daily lives. If anything, some would argue that it makes us that much more efficient while others would say that it makes us ...