What is everyone else using for vehicle arrival detection?

[iharyadi (Iman Haryadi)]

I have been using Zigbee for my arrival sensor. I started with SmartThings Arrival sensor. It got discontinued and has a few issues with battery.

I end up make my own arrival sensor with Zigbee as the protocol. It also double up to help secure my car because I added microwave radar and vibration sensor. Here is a short video.

Arrival sensor designed for car in Home Assistant

I have posted my project here.

ZigBee Arrival Sensor For Car

Hi Everyone, I thought I would share a a project that might be an interest to the community. I had a couple ST arrival sensor from back in the day. I used them in my car to track my car come and go. We got an additional car and need a new sensor. I found that they are discontinued and very hard to find. I thought it would be fun to make one myself. I started to make one with the same functionality with the original ST arrival sensor with the following improvement. I use a recharge-able b…