August's self-unlock technology arrives on other smart locks

A year after being bought by the world's largest lock company, August begins to share the smart technology that brought out its original lock. Naturally, she comes at the top of the biggest portfolio brand of her parent company: Yale.

Yale is now starting to sell a module that can be inserted into some of its locks to add August technology. The company will also begin selling a lock provided with the August module, providing Yale's first fully integrated solution for remote access. Previously, you had to buy one module to add smart connectivity, and then connect it to another company's hub.

The module will give Yale locks all the features offered by August's smart lock. This includes the company's automatic unlock feature, which is supposed to automatically unlock your door upon your arrival at home. The locks will even be managed by the August application.

In the past, some major lock manufacturers have suggested that high-tech features, such as August's automatic unlocking, were dangerous. But now, with part of August, Yale's North American President, Jason Williams, said the two companies have managed to find "the ultimate balance between convenience and security."

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August CEO Jason Johnson said the system was working and that it was "a few years" because the system had a "bad" unlocking failure, which sometimes occurred after entering the system. 'apparatus. up, unlocking him again behind them. The system includes protective measures, such as tracking your position to make sure you have returned home remotely and that you must approach your home within a certain period of time to make sure that it does not happen. do not unlock at. "In August, we have a fundamental philosophy: if we doubt your position not to open the door," he says.

Regarding the following, Johnson says that the month of August has become essentially the technology consultant within Assa Abloy, the conglomerate of locks that has both August, Yale and many others. August's technology is expected to come in other companies within Assa Abloy. But at the same time, August does not give up manufacturing his own devices, and Johnson says the company has "exciting new products in development."

Yale will not go in August either. The company will continue to be open to many intelligent systems, allowing customers to choose what they want to connect to. Yale recently launched a lock in partnership with Nest, and Williams continues to say that it's the right choice for people who have a home connected by Nest products.

The August partnership, however, could become a standard option, instead of requiring consumers to choose the smart plug-in they want to connect to. "This is the first time we have an extraordinary experience with our own [software]. The consumer can take it in hand and it works, "says Williams. "We will not now ask them to make three decisions after choosing a lock."

Yale will start selling the August module today for $ 129, allowing owners of existing Assure locks to add it to their configuration. He will also start selling two locks in the Assure line delivered with the August module for $ 279 and $ 299.