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Submission + - Cell phones disable keys for high-end cars

Geoffrey.landis writes: "Turns out if you have a top-end Nissan car, your cellphone may erase your car key!

From Reuters: "We discovered that if the I-Key touches a cellphone, outgoing or incoming calls have the potential to alter the electronic code inside the I-Key," Nissan spokesman Kyle Bazemore said. "The car won't start and the I-Key cannot be reprogrammed."

I'd call that a big "oops"!

Link: LA Times or TG Daily"

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