News and insight into biometric identification and authentication technologies

Hitachi brings finger vein recognition to cars

Thursday, October 25, 2007 in News

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.

Read the full article here[end]