The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. The Ford Taurus was originally introduced for the 1986 model year. Some model years of the Ford Taurus have keyless entry remote fob smart keys that are onboard programmable, which means a person can program the keyless entry remote fob smart key with no special equipment other than the keyless entry remote fob smart key programming instructions. However, other model years of the Ford Taurus are not on-board programmable and require special equipment in order to program the keyless entry remote fob smart key.