The cute (and possibly malicious) Peapod mini-car just got slightly cooler.

Apparently, the included iPhone docking station does more than play tunes and monitor EV usage—it turns your phone into a key for the car too.

The Car Manual: “Simply dock your iPod for a fun, cutting edge way to start up. Exclusive software designed exclusively for Peapod turns your iPod into a key. Both options are interchangeable and secure.”

Gimmicky? Sure. Cool and unique? Very definitely.

It’s also a first, and is yet another example of everything and anything converging into one futuristic single mass communications device. The Singularity is near, indeed. Who knew it would look so impossibly adorable?

Yet another example of the iPhone being adopted by sources you would not expect. This should be available on the car very soon, according to Chrysler.