Dallas wrote:

What advantage does a remote unlock offer anyone in the grand scheme of the
universe?

Other than being a fun whiz bang techno gizmo, what's so difficult about
putting a key in a lock and turning it.



The last two cars I've owned I have never once used the key to unlock
the doors. I like being able to walk toward the car and pull out my key
ring and hit the door unlock before I get there. It's also rather handy
when it's raining.

Of course in both of these last two cars the remote also activated the
alarm system which doesn't get activated when you use the key to lock it.

There is also the benefit of being able to unlock the door when my son
runs to the car and get there well before I do. Handing him the key
isn't an option my Honda Ridgeline because there isn't a keyhole on the
passenger side.

Last but not least the paint doesn't get scratched up when not paying
attention and missing the keyhole.

For aircraft it would be just silly because other than the added and
useless weight virtually every benefit I mentioned for auto locks above
would be negated for one reason or another.