Facial recognition using biometrics to unlock your car is coming soon

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A prototype car at the Las Vegas CES tech fair can identify owners and authorised drivers, and stay locked when approached by strangers.

While some modern cars can now be securely unlocked via the NFC chip in a smartphone, manufacturers have yet to implement biometrics familiar from the facial recognition used by many smartphone apps.

In this case, the doors remain locked and a warning is activated.

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Author / Journalist: dpa

Category: Technology

Markets: Hong Kong

Topics: Biometrics Facial Vehicle Years Recognition Recognise Owners Cars Unlock According Smartphone

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News Sentiment: Negative

Fact Checked: Legitimate

Article Type: News Report

Published On: 2025-01-09 @ 13:45:07 (11 hours ago)

News Timezone: GMT +8:00

News Source URL: scmp.com

Language: English

Article Length: 200 words

Reading Time: 2 minutes read

Sentences: 7 lines

Sentence Length: 29 words per sentence (average)

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