To add to the usual hardware, the makers consume every car that comes with aConnected Services package.It’s like Wi-Fi access, emergency assistance, and vehicle health reports. It also includes Adapter remote connection that’s easy to use on mobile devices. However, Toyota will now charge $8 per month or $80 per year to remotely start cars with a key fobthe first car maker to do so, The Drive suggests, even though fobs use radio waves to communicate with cars, not Toyota servers. New Toyota buyers will get free trial of Connected Services. The length of those trials depends on how long you buy a car, as illustrated in this PDF. Those cars don’t require a remote start subscription for the key fob to do remote start functionality anymore, said Toyotasomething The Drive. This car has 3G network shutdowns. The news of the charge went viral on the c/car subreddit. It was later labeled “Potentially Misleading”, but The Drive says that Toyota has confirmed its authenticity. Toyota didn’t respond in response to a comment.
