A car hands-free unit (HFU 140) with a Low-Power Radio-Frequency (LPRF)
module 141 (typically a Bluetooth module) configured to receive an
identifier 134 from a car key 133. Different drivers are provided with
different car keys 133. When receiving the identifier 134 first time, the
HFU stores trusted data to pair with a driver's phone. Thereafter, the
HFU automatically connects to the driver's phone when the same car key
133 is used. The hands-free unit typically comprises a microphone and a
loudspeaker, and can also have a display and/or a camera. In operation
the HFU provides automatic link 160 with a compliant LPRF enabled mobile
phone without need to touch the mobile phone, allowing its use even when
the mobile phone is placed in a boot of a car 101.