In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show Aug 29, 2025

Automotive Evolution: From Digital Keys to Haunted Evacuation Spots

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The calendar, Mars has this week in auto history. I'll get you caught up on the stories making automotive use headlines. Howdy, along with Mike, out of this world, Mars, we always need more Jeff Zekin, Chief Engineer David. Easily, I'm Don Armstrong. So glad that you enjoyed us on this Saturday. You're probably going, I don't know whether I like this show or not. That's some sick stuff going on up there. All right, gotcha. You got it? Got it. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to start off with our

Mars driving destinations. And we did this because we ran out of time that we glitched this morning. Well, we didn't. One of our guests did. It didn't work out okay. It kind of added to the suspense of this show, like it normally does. All right, Mr. Mars, driving destinations, sir. So I got to thinking, Labor Day's coming up, and we've started watching the golf. We're looking for the hurricane, because of the weather, because of where we're located at. And I got to thinking, well, you know, you're going to have to do that.

You know, everybody can go off to San Antonio or Dallas or Waco any place in North, just go find some place. And I've done that a couple of times with the wife and the kids and the dogs and the cats loaded up into a motel six, because that's the only place that would take the pets. And it was not a lot of fun. So I was thinking about what else you could do. And then so I thought some of the other places you could go that you might can make a little bit of a road trip in a hurricane out of it. Somehow the hurricane blew in. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So go to a

look up into the Luke and Bach in the Fredericksburg area. You know, you can go find you some hill country bed and breakfasts or you can get some cabins. Luke and Bach actually has cabins on a little creek across from the post office thing.

You can go to the Luke and Bach dance hall and been there. Yeah, been there. And you can also go up to Fredericksburg. It's right next door with the wineries, beer gardens, the National Museum of the Pacific War and lots of boutiques.

If you're looking for something a little bit, a little bit more to the north, go to Wimberley, which is another artsy small town. And you can stay in the river cabins that they have there or the Wimberley Inn.

They've got the Wimberley Glasswork Studio. You got places to go swimming like the Blue Hole or Jacob's Well. Then you could also go through the Wimberley Valley, Valley Winery to get wound up at the end of the day.

The other place, a little bit more to the east is Jefferson. Now this, you can stay at the Jefferson Hotel here because and this is famous for being haunted. Jefferson's considered one of the most haunted towns in Texas. I did not know that.

They've got plenty of antique shopping. They've got a train, the Jefferson Railway. They'll take you out through the Piney Woods, got a Bayou River Boat Tour, lighting off in the desert.

They even have a gone with the wind museum there that I did not know. Well, then you can also go a little bit more centralized, go to Tyler. It's in East Texas, but it's known as the Rose Capital.

They've got a lot of them and they've got a lot of stuff for evacuees. You can go to the Tyler Rose Garden. They've got a zoo. They've got lakes to go and play with and plenty of hotels, medical facilities and restaurants.

Have you ever played with a lake of you? Well, I'll play in. That played a lot of other things.

A town I really like and my wife loves it is Nakadocha. Now it's more, it's not really that far north, but it is farther north. Got its historic charming. It's actually the oldest town in Texas.

Nakadoches? Nakadoches. Got brick paved downtown, got plenty of museums. Stephen F. Austin is there. They've got trails to go hiking in if you want to get out and about.

They don't have that many hotels there because it's not that big of a town. It is a college town, so you've got to make your reservations here, but it's a real nice place to go visit.

If you want to do something more with the kids, Glen Rose is another small town. Now this is home of the Dinosaur Valley State Park. There's actually fossilized dinosaur tracks that you can go down through the riverbeds and check out.

But here, if you're in the evacuee, you don't have to necessarily stay in a hotel, you can camp, you can hike, you can go do all kinds of things in that area.

And the last one I wanted to bring up was Bandera. Now this is a little more west if you're going out towards San Antonio. You want to go a little more west. Now this is the cowboy capital of the world.

Now this is a place for rodeo fans, western culture lovers. One of the things that I liked whenever we'd been there before, along with their museums and the cowboy look to it and everything.

It's very hilly there, so like on these the entrance to the stores and stuff and the bar right behind where these cowboys are riding down Main Street, you actually have to go downstairs down the side of the hill and the bar and everything's down below.

And it's kind of like going to a speakeasy.

So there's just be a few places that you could go and if you're going to evacuate and maybe have a little more fun than a motel six in San Antonio. There you go.

Nice.

You evacuate.

I hope I don't ever have to do that.

Stuff our story of the week as vehicles become more integrated with digital technology.

The options for gaining or granting access to the car are expanding, including the use of digital keys so that it is possible to unlock a vehicle using a smartphone.

A number of vehicles shipped with digital key features will almost quadruple to more than 59 million by 2031 up from 15 million in 2023 according to December 24 report from ABI research.

Siemens debuted a precursor to today's digital key in the 1990s. It was a Mercedes Benz.

I remember having one that we used to get Mercedes Benz in the press fleet.

Really cool. It looked like this particular thing looked like a credit card. You put it in your wallet. So I got to do and it did everything.

In 2018 BMW launched a smartphone based digital key using near field communication technology called NFC near field communication.

Loving drivers to unlock and start their cars without a physical fog. Since then the technology has continued to expand across the luxury auto market.

With many luxury brands offering digital key capabilities through apps, smartphone wallets, and other connected devices such as the Apple Watch.

One feature automaker's offer is the ability to share the digital key with friends or family or even connect the key to a smart home to activate the garage door.

The Amazon delivery guy can leave the package in the trunk of the car instead of in the front of the door of your house by getting access to the trunk at the right time, making deliveries a bit more secure.

Experts say digital keys go beyond the convenience of automatically unlocking a vehicle. A digital key radically increases customer loyalty to the vehicle companion app.

Gartner vice president of research Pedro Pacheco said most people don't find the digital devices very useful but they do understand the benefit of a digital key and they use it.

He said automakers including Tesla, BMW, and Hyundai all quickly realized that a digital key was a way to keep the company app installed on driver's smartphones.

Some automakers offer expanded digital key functionality. For example, Tesla's digital key will also automatically open the trunk or the trunk depending on where you're standing.

He said another benefit is cost savings for the automaker and the vehicle owner.

So in other words, forget the fog you just do it on your phone so you don't have to have two things.

The update which simplifies the smartphone based key setup process will extend to several additional models in July and August according to the company.

Revised system introduces a setup card which allows users to initiate the digital key pairing process by scanning a QR code or tapping the card

into a supported smartphone. Once activated the digital key can be shared with up to 18 devices. Owners can assign different levels of access and permissions to each user including restrictions on acceleration in top speed.

Features aimed at use cases such as novice drivers, kids going off to school, etc. For all vehicles underpinned by BMW's forthcoming new class architecture, the company's digital key plus will be standard.

The vehicle automatically opens, starts and closes without the need for the customer to pull out a phone. The key can be shared with friends and family via messaging applications such as WhatsApp.

So if you don't have one it's coming and it will be in your future soon.

How do I say this? It's already been out there.

Not to this level, this takes it up a notch, puts it on your phone. You don't have to do anything, just have your phone on you and it does it automatically.

You know when we were on the hot rod tour everybody had a key to their room that you always had to do is touch the door.

And the Disney resource you can program that key onto your phone. There you go. It's already out there. It's just a matter of they took their time.

But once you get it on your phone.

Your phone goes dead. Well, I'm sure that there's some way around that. There's somebody's thought of that.

You don't let your phone go dead. Only you do that, Mars.

I know a person very close to me that loses your phone all the time or forgets it.

Can you call my phone? Halfway to work and then you know they're coming back in the house and I forgot my phone.

Stuff like that. This solves that.

Because they can't go out and get the car and start. That's true.

Now I've seen things not recently but where they put a chip in your wrist and you can do things with your banking and all that.

I think I'm going to pass on that. Yeah, that's speaking of things like that.

Let's do some recalls. Shall we?

All right. Headlights may fail on the Ford Mustang, the Ford Machi and the Nautilus for 2025. Here we go with Ford again.

We should do a recall and you guess the manufacturer.

That's what we should do.

But everybody knows them before. Here's one.

Window automatic reversal system malfunction on what Volkswagen.

Ford link Lincoln Nautilus 24 to 25.

Parking lots of me parking lights may flicker on what? Mercedes Ford F-150 for 2022.

Blank instrument panel display on Ford.

Okay, go for it. Mustang for 2024.

Parking lots of me parking lights may flicker on pickup truck Chevy.

Yeah, we were in the head for that. We did.

It's a repeat here.

Yeah. Okay.

What?

Law support.

I get it. I get it.

Laws of break.

Power assist on the Ford Machi for 2021.

Wow.

Rear axle hub bolt may break on the Ford F-150 23 to 25.

A hub bolt.

Lincoln Corsair rear view camera may not display.

Then we got a couple of other makers.

Mercedes Benz AMG GLAA 24 to 25.

Missing aim markings on the headlights.

Okay.

That's a recall.

Yeah, the aim markings.

The daytime running lights may malfunction on the Nissan Frontier for 2025.

Those are the recalls.

I didn't guess them right.

It's really disappointed with Ford.

I don't understand.

I understand that, you know, they do specs and they send it out to the suppliers and say,

here it is.

How much is this going to cost us?

Oh, no, that's too expensive.

Let's go with the cheaper one.

Okay, we'll buy that one.

Then then they all fail.

It's not good.

Well, it's not necessarily that.

You're going to buy.

You're going to buy that widget and you got the widget.

If you buy this widget, we'll give you this other widget that you can use in this.

And that's how they package it.

Or we'll give you a new 42-foot yacht.

There's the hat.

What?

Who got that?

Not me.

Are we doing this?

Not yet.

Okay.

Let's do.

Heming sold cars round.

I don't know.

Even better.

Let me get out of this.

I have some interesting ones.

We're going to start off with an interesting car.

And I say it's an interesting car because

it is a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette.

And this is the Split Window Coupe.

How much do you think that this car sold on Hemings.com?

A week ago.

A week ago, pardon me.

1963 Chevy.

It looks all stock.

That looks brilliant.

It looks beautiful.

How much?

125.

Me and there's so many things that can make that thing either a 125 car or a 40 car.

That's true.

I'm going to go for the fact that I'm going to go with 150.

Well, you're close.

140.

700.

Here's the next one.

This is going to be our feature car of the week.

Because I know you're going to ask me about it.

Don, why did you select this one?

This is a 1969 Chevrolet Caprice.

Notice that it's got wheel rim trim on it.

And it's got, I thought it had red striped tires.

But it looks stock, doesn't it?

Yeah.

Well, it is.

This car has 6474 miles on it.

Nothing extravagant there.

However, it does have a 427.

I was going to say this.

I don't see the emblem though.

With an automatic transmission.

It's a coupe blue.

Look at the medium blue cloth and vinyl interior.

The dual exhausts.

Now, this is what we have always called a sleeper.

Yes, sir.

Let's give you, let me give you some, I don't want to belabor this.

But this is a fun thing.

335 horsepower 427 V8 with a turbo hydromatic transmission.

Sutter believes that the engine in the car is original to it.

It comes completely rebuilt and repainted with new air cleaner decals.

They were applied.

Quadroget carburetor.

It's all stock, stock, stock, stock.

342 to 1 gear set.

Code number 53 glacier blue.

They made a bajillion of them.

Trim code 822 reveals a medium blue cloth and vinyl bench interior seat.

And aftermarket, tackometer, gauges, and stereo were added.

Power steering, power front brakes.

How much do you think this car is for?

42.

Really?

Yeah.

It even says 14,000.

I hope he's looking at the same car we are.

He's probably looking at the red one.

I'm going to go 28.

Well, you, sir, were closer.

This car sold for 23363.

I don't Armstrong would buy that car.

Yeah, I would too.

I was just waiting.

Because that car right there, that will go a gazillion miles

with the three speed turbo hydromatic.

The 427 is the lower horsepower, not the 435 horsepower.

I'm all in there.

But it's only got 6,000 miles on it.

So you got to play a real well with the rebuild.

Yeah.

Okay.

Next up.

The 2006 Ford Mustang convertible.

2006 Ford Mustang convertible.

I'm going to go 21.

Okay.

Do we have any other bidders online to this morning?

Well, Mr. Heitzmann was there.

He hasn't recuperated from his low bid on the Chevrolet.

All right.

Jeff, you're spot on.

21,525 dollars.

Finally got off this night.

Next up.

A 1997 Land Rover Defender 90.

How much?

97?

A 1997.

Looks like it's been restored.

41.

Jeff says 41.

What do you say, Mike?

I would think I would go 35.

Heitzmann says 31.

22.

550.

Next up.

Volvo.

Greta Rogers, my fifth grade teacher had one of these.

71.

Volvo 1800 E sold for.

Gosh, I have no idea.

19.

Mars?

I'm going to say 25.

25.

Anybody else?

27.

63.

That's a clean, cool car.

You see your teacher had one of these?

Greta Rogers.

No, not the eighth grade.

She would have had to separate me and the eighth grade girls

that I tossed around.

2001 BMW Z8.

Rare car.

Powerful.

Nice.

This looks super clean.

Stan had one of these.

What am I here?

Is that anymore?

How much?

What did that car?

The 2001 BMW Z8 sell for.

27.

I was going to go for 35.

How about $133,800?

$75.

This is down payment.

Oh, yeah.

You're OK.

I'm going to end it on this.

No, I can't.

But we need to move along here.

You ready?

Yeah.

69 Dodge Dart Swinger.

Quick.

21.

Yeah, I was going to go 18.

23.

One.

I'll take it.

Here's Jeff's car.

There you go.

1896 Buick Roadmaster.

$9,000.

I'll go 12.

Jeff wins $10,000 even.

And the last, but not least, this is Mars' car.

Oh, yeah.

A 73 Chrysler Newport.

Ford Horsetian.

Looks like a one owner.

How much?

Looks like the 11 rest in half of it.

11,000.

Six.

How much you, Jeff?

11.

$3,500.

I had to.

Yeah.

All righty then.

Well, let's take a quick break.

Just ahead, Jeff has the racing calendar.

Mars has this week in auto history.

And hopefully, I'll have enough time to bring you some more auto news headlines.

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Time now for the racing calendar, Jeff has it,

sponsored by a Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge.

Thank you for that.

Impfsa is going on tomorrow at the Virginia International Speedway.

It's on peacock, so take a look at that.

You've got Indy is on tomorrow as well.

It's the Milwaukee mile.

Now Indy's pretty much going to be one more race after tomorrow

and then of course the end of the season.

NHRA is off this weekend.

August 27th through September 1st.

Big go next week.

Right, right, right.

Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA Nationals.

Crashman Truck Series was off.

They start their playoffs in Darlington on the 30th,

which is a Saturday.

Exfinity ran last night.

I was starting to watch the playback this morning.

I didn't get to finish it.

I don't know who won, so that was on there.

They ran at Daytona last night.

So that raises over.

Let you know.

The next car, Cup, they're at Daytona tonight.

And they're going to be at 7.30 p.m. on NBC.

So everybody's got that.

Go for it.

You've got Formula One.

They've got the Dutch Grand Prix coming up on the 31st.

I think the trophy's a little wooden shoe, so go ahead.

There you go.

Okay.

All right, Mr. Mars, this week in auto history, sir.

Yeah, I found a lot of interesting things this week in auto history.

This week in 1897, ransom, olds, got his patent for his motor carage.

Now, this is what led to the development of the curved dash osmobile.

That's famous for being the first mass produced American car that was ever set up,

even before Henry Ford.

But one of the things I found out about while I was looking at this was that

he actually built 11 prototype vehicles and included one each of every power

mode available at time.

That was a steam, electric gasoline.

And in 1934, he got a patent for a diesel engine.

So he became the only American automotive pioneer to produce and sell at least

one vehicle of every mode transportation that was available.

I thought that was really cool, even before Henry Ford.

Yep.

This week in 1902, I did not know.

Henry Ford's first company, the Henry Ford company, was a failure.

His first attempt at building vehicles.

And so while he was in the process of going through and getting rid of all that,

the item all recalled.

Well, so the guys that came out to look at the plants and all the facilities that he had

and he was selling it off, and they ended up being investors.

And that included Henry the Leland.

And that's what led to the actual development of the Cadillac automobile company.

And it became known for its precision engineering and luxury because of all the engineers

that started it and that carried on to its long-term standard of the world quality.

This week in 1909, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens.

Now I did not know, but they actually had balloon races while it was still under construction.

And I thought it was so weird.

So all these people come out to watch these balloons.

They lift up and they go three or four hundred miles and the race is over.

Nobody sees the ending.

But when it actually opened, it actually opened originally with motorcycle races.

And then they had a three-day racing schedule that 15 automakers signed up for

and showed up with the vehicles.

Now the first day of racing, there was 15 to 20,000 spectators.

They watched the 250 mile race and they had a car flip because of a broken rear axle.

Went in the over end, killed the driver and the ride alone mechanic.

One the Ford wasn't.

Didn't say.

Now after some overnight surface repairs, the second day there was 20,000 people that showed up

and they had no major accident.

So the third day, 35,000 spectators watched the 300 mile race

and at mile 175, a car blew a tire causing him to go into the fence.

No wall.

This is pre-wall, but it went into the fence, moat down the fence

and took out a dozen spectators.

Two of them died and mechanic was killed.

Ten laps later, they had a car hit a pothole because of all this going on on the track

because this is pre-brick and caused it to crash into the bridge.

The race was halted and all the remaining drivers were given certificates of completion.

Oh God.

Blue ribbons for every kid that everybody got a trophy.

Two years and three points.

Two of that crap started.

Exactly, Indy.

Two years and 3.2 million bricks later, they actually held the first real Indy 500

and so it changed from a crushed stone oval and became the brick yard.

Thank you, sir.

One sentence in the United States, European Union's framework for trade agreement

could usher in some of the biggest changes in the auto industry.

It is seen in a century.

With respect to automobiles, the US and the European Union intend to accept

and provide mutual recognition to each other's standards,

according to a joint statement a couple of days ago.

The commission said they want to identify and develop standards

with the US with a view of making trade across the Atlantic easier

because you know the standards for Europe and the standards for us.

And so they're going to try to meld the two together so we don't have to

go through all this rigmarole and they don't have to build extra parts

and all that stuff.

The potential changes could allow vehicles to be certified for sale in the EU

or in the US, exactly as built.

US automakers could ship vehicles to Europe without meeting European

pedestrian crash standards and other rules that differ from those of the EPA,

NHTSA or the Department of Transportation.

Alright, that's the new story of the week and that's it.

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About this episode

Exploring the latest in automotive technology, this episode dives into the rise of digital keys, allowing drivers to unlock and start their vehicles using smartphones. The discussion highlights the growing adoption of this technology among major brands and its implications for convenience and security. Additionally, the hosts share unique driving destinations in Texas, including haunted spots and family-friendly locations, perfect for road trips. They also cover recent vehicle recalls and auction highlights, making for an engaging mix of automotive news and insights.

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Original notes

Digital car keys are changing how we access and interact with our vehicles forever. While fobs and physical keys have been the standard for decades, smartphone-based digital keys are gaining incredible momentum—set to quadruple from 15 million to 59 million vehicles by 2031. This transformation extends far beyond just unlocking doors.

The technology has evolved remarkably since Siemens introduced a credit card-sized precursor for Mercedes in the 1990s. Today's digital keys allow unprecedented flexibility: share access with family via WhatsApp, set speed restrictions for teen drivers, or even authorize Amazon delivery personnel to securely leave packages in your trunk. BMW's upcoming Digital Key Plus will take this further by automatically unlocking your vehicle as you approach, no phone-in-hand required.

For Texans contemplating hurricane evacuation routes, Marrs offers unique destination alternatives to mundane motel stays. From the supposedly haunted historic town of Jefferson to Bandera (the cowboy capital of the world) and the oldest town in Texas (Nacogdoches), these charming locales transform necessary evacuations into memorable adventures with museums, wineries, and distinctive local culture.

Car enthusiasts will appreciate our Hemmings auction roundup featuring remarkable finds like a 6,474-mile 1969 Chevrolet Caprice with a factory 427 V8—the quintessential "sleeper" that sold for just $23,363. Meanwhile, a significant US-European Union trade agreement could revolutionize automotive standards, allowing vehicles built for one market to be sold in the other without costly modifications.

Check out our complete racing calendar and automotive history segment, then join us in two weeks when we'll be broadcasting from our new studio at the Hemi Hideout. The automotive world is evolving rapidly—are you keeping pace?

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