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Hitachi brings finger vein recognition to cars

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Hitachi has expanded its work in finger vein authentication technology to automobiles. They have designed a system where the driver slides his finger into the scanner mounted behind the steering wheel which illuminates the finger and matches the internal vein pattern to a pre-registered profile. Only when a match is made does the car start. After positive identification, the system can initiate custom settings for mirrors, climate control, seat position and audio settings.

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