How does push-button start work on cars?

Push-button start is standard on most modern cars, trucks and SUVs today. How does it work and is it better than ignition keys?
Gizmodo

1950s Homes of the Future Were Going to Push-Button All The Things

After World War II, Americans were promised that pretty soon everything would be operated by push-button. Push-button cars, push-button schools — and a push-button ...
EDN

Push Button Electronic Switch with ON-OFF Feature

The circuits was designed to illustrate the different functionality of an ON-OFF electronic switch the uses a push button mechanism. Three circuits have been sampled that utilizes the push button ...
Forbes

Why CCT Is Working To ‘Say Goodbye To Hard-To-Open Lids’ With Accessible EEasy Lid Tech

The EEasy Lid uses a push-button method in removing the lid. While it’s absolutely appropriate for this column to feature reviews of whiz-bang tech gadgetry such as the new AirPods Pro and the Apple ...
GM Authority

Poll: Is The Second-Gen GMC Terrain Push-Button Shifter Any Good?

The second-generation GMC Terrain was introduced with the 2018 model year, bringing with it new, sharper exterior styling, a revamped cabin design, a range of turbocharged engine options, and a host ...
Orange County Register

Does pushing the walk button more than once change the traffic signals quicker?

“Only the first push of the pedestrian cross button does anything,” Nathan Abler, a Caltrans spokesman, told Honk in an email. “Additional pushes are unnecessary.” Honk says if it reduces anxiety ...