Finger Vein Scanner, Extreme Theft Protection

Most cars have keyless entry and electronic ignitions that require expensive smart keys to start. You would think that would be enough to stop car thieves, but theft still happens, even though it’s at a greatly reduced rate. Hitachi thinks it can stop even more thieves with a scanner that takes a look at the veins in your finger before allowing your car to start. 

The scanner is placed behind the steering wheel and also remembers your seating position and other presets so you and your better half don’t have to fiddle with those pesky memory buttons so common in cars today. We’d have to think there’s a “valet” setting of some sort because taking a car equipped with the scanner to a restaurant, hotel, mechanic or car wash would really be a pain otherwise.

Hitachi to Install its Fingervein Security System in Steering Wheels (Gizmodo)