An automotive security apparatus for a vehicle key, the automotive security apparatus configured to, upon locking: store a location of the vehicle key, or a location of a vehicle received in a confirmation signal from the vehicle, as vehicle-location-information in a memory of the automotive security apparatus, and provide that vehicle-location-information to another vehicle key or a remote computer server, the automotive security apparatus further comprising: a security-terminal , configured to, in response to access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, receive security-location-information representative of a location of the vehicle key; a vehicle-location-terminal , configured to, in response to the access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, receive vehicle-location-information , representative of a location of a vehicle from the memory; a processor , configured to, in response to the access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, compare the security-location-information with the vehicle-location-information , and determine a security-condition-signal based on whether the location of the vehicle key is inside or outside of a predetermined-proximity of the location of the vehicle; and an output-terminal , configured to provide the security-condition-signal . store a location of the vehicle key, or a location of a vehicle received in a confirmation signal from the vehicle, as vehicle-location-information in a memory of the automotive security apparatus, and provide that vehicle-location-information to another vehicle key or a remote computer server, the automotive security apparatus further comprising: a security-terminal , configured to, in response to access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, receive security-location-information representative of a location of the vehicle key; a vehicle-location-terminal , configured to, in response to the access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, receive vehicle-location-information , representative of a location of a vehicle from the memory; a processor , configured to, in response to the access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, compare the security-location-information with the vehicle-location-information , and determine a security-condition-signal based on whether the location of the vehicle key is inside or outside of a predetermined-proximity of the location of the vehicle; and an output-terminal , configured to provide the security-condition-signal . a security-terminal , configured to, in response to access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, receive security-location-information representative of a location of the vehicle key; a vehicle-location-terminal , configured to, in response to the access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, receive vehicle-location-information , representative of a location of a vehicle from the memory; a processor , configured to, in response to the access-attempt-signalling received from the vehicle, compare the security-location-information with the vehicle-location-information , and determine a security-condition-signal based on whether the location of the vehicle key is inside or outside of a predetermined-proximity of the location of the vehicle; and an output-terminal , configured to provide the security-condition-signal . <EOS>