Other times, we forget how to use the tech that's meant to improve convenience. That brings us to Ford’s keypad keyless entry system that first debuted in 1980.

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In 1980, Ford introduced a new convenience feature on its luxury cars:a keypad that, when tapped with a unique code, would unlock the doors.

The Ford Securicode, or the keyless-entry keypad available on all models of Ford cars and trucks, first appeared on the 1980 Thunderbird.

The Securicode entry system dates back to 1980 when Lincoln, Ford's luxury division, debuted it along with remote keyless entry fobs and a small numeric keypad.

GM apparently started making its own version in 2015, which is very similar to Ford's keypad entry system.

Ford is about to mark 40 years of offering one of the auto industry’s least known but most appreciated features: the SecuriCode keypad. Millions of Ford and Lincoln owners have used the feature.

June 18, 2018 The Ford Securicode, or the keyless-entry keypad available on all models of Ford cars and trucks, first appeared on the 1980 Thunderbird.

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The Securicode entry system dates back to 1980 when Lincoln, Ford's luxury division, debuted it along with remote keyless entry fobs and a small numeric keypad.