>A button has opened car doors for 20 years Yep, but it hasn't been standard, and was a new feature for me in my new car. Believe it or not, so were the power

>A button has opened car doors for 20 years Yep, but it hasn't been standard, and was a new feature for me in my new car. Believe it or not, so were the power windows. >the keyless start nonsense offers no benefit. The only thing it does for me is mean that it's now much easier to leave my keys in my car. I think this trend began when luxury cars started adding it as a high tech marketing point, and then it trickled down over time to most cars in cargo-cult fashion.