I was mind blown by this

To add to that- many newer cars have transponders (such as on cars with push button starts) and might have “back up” or “valet” keys which are commonly left st home or lost by many people. If we count the physical transponder device as a “key” still- the previous post still applies- but if we get technical- the transponder itself is not a key- the “key” would be data on the transponder that is recognized by the car. So we then must define wether we would consider the distance the electrons travel as the distance the “key” has traveled, or still consider it the physical distance of the transponder, or some formula combining the two- or something else. It also somewhat depends upon the protocol used by the car- as the “key” may be generated and destroyed each time it is used or checked against- which would make the “key” brand new each time you used it, and this VERY unlikely it would have traveled further than the car.

Lastly- let us consider the most modern generation of technology in which a smart phone is used to open and start a vehicle. The phone is not a “key” nor could we really argue the semantics that it is a key- as the phone itself is a phone. So in this case- the “key” is 100% digital IF we say a “key” for our purposes exists at all. If this key is authenticated against a server, or transmitted over a carrier network to the car- the distance the signal travels could be interpreted multiple ways and COULD equal a greater distance than the car has traveled....

guest_ has that effect sometimes.

Yeah. Well at least im not gonna lose sleep over this