I mean; digital access control isn’t all that new. The entrances to my apartment building uses RFID tags, so tags(keys) can be added/removed easily without modifying the physical lock.

This is more or less the same thing, just expanded to use the RFID/near-field built into most mobile phones as well as physical cards/tags. I guess the ‘service’ part would be the addition of cloud services + apps to make remote monitoring/config/user management easier?

Not the kinda thing I like having in a third parties control, or dependant on internet…