Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...

Long before smartphones could unlock a car, Ford offered a way to access a vehicle without a physical key. The Securicode entry system dates back to 1980 when Lincoln, Ford's luxury division, debuted ...

If we were to talk about today's greatest automotive features, I think we could all agree that two really stand out above the rest: a roof-mounted rocket launcher and Ford's keypad entry system.

In an age of near-field communication (NFC), biometric scanning, and phone-as-a-key technology, Ford still includes its Securicode number keypad technology on some vehicles. It allows owners to set a ...