NEW YORK -- KeyMe, a cloud-based locksmith that saves and duplicates keys, has launched the latest version of its kiosk, with upcoming retail installations in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area.
KeyMe Generation III kiosks begin shipping this month to major retailers across the country.
New York-based KeyMe’s national retail partners include 7-Eleven, Ahold USA, Albertsons, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kmart, Lowe’s, Rite Aid, Sears, Stop & Shop and other retail brands.
“KeyMe is expanding to more 7-Eleven and Rite Aid locations with this new launch,” KeyMe spokesperson Angela Petersen told CSP Daily News. (Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. did not confirm the rollout by posting time.)
The company is set to ship more than 1,000 kiosks nationwide this year, it said, with a goal of more than 10,000 within the next 36 months.
A recent $20 million Series B funding round is fueling the company’s growth, allowing it to increase its kiosk manufacturing capabilities and expand its proprietary technologies.
The new kiosks feature expanded key copying capabilities to support most home, office, mailbox, high-security and automotive keys, including car and motorcycle keys with rolling transponders.
The next-generation kiosks significantly expand KeyMe’s range of automotive key-copying capabilities, now including additional makes and models and covering most models released in the past 60 years, and even select classics such as the DeLorean and 1963 Corvette Stingray. Also, KeyMe now services luxury brands such as Ferrari, Porsche and Rolls-Royce and motorcycle brands such as Harley-Davidson.
By securely capturing a digital snapshot of every key in the cloud, KeyMe enables users to print spare keys at any kiosk for significantly less than the average cost of an emergency locksmith. The new kiosks also offer automotive duplicates available at an average of 75% below dealership costs. KeyMe kiosks use proprietary computer vision technology coupled with machine learning algorithms and advanced robotics to identify, capture and re-create each key from scratch, making each copy more accurate than the original.
“Everyone handles multiple keys on a daily basis, and we've all had the frustrating experience of getting locked out," said Greg Marsh, founder and CEO of KeyMe. "These markets see some of the highest lockout rates in the country, and this year's expansion is a big step forward to bringing our secure, affordable and convenient solution for this common problem to everyone.”
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