[klausa]

That's not how the unlocking of the bikes works.

The older (S/X3) generation generate a key serverside, but it is then cached on the client and doesn't require a connection to the backend ~ever.

On the newer (S/A5) generation, the key has a ~7 day expiration time, but there are also workarounds for that.

All of the bikes can also be manually unlocked by inputting a "unlock key" (3 digit PIN, basically) from the bikes physical interface, without any app whatsoever.

The situation with VanMoof is _bad_, but you don't have to pretend it's worse than it actually is by making stuff up.