No need for keys, cars can recognize faces to open car doors

With new facial recognition technology, you can use your face to unlock, start your car, and even make payments in your car.

Facial recognition technology is widely used in smartphones, and now Continental wants to apply it to cars, to open doors and start engines.

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Not needing a push-button lock or key to open the door is said to be more convenient for car owners and increase security (Photo: Continental).

The German auto parts maker says the technology could be installed both inside and outside the car. In addition to starting the car, facial recognition in the infotainment system could be used to make digital payments, such as charging an electric car.

Continental said its facial recognition technology will be combined with another innovation first introduced at CES 2024: hidden cameras.

The company has developed a camera that can be mounted behind the infotainment screen and seen through it. That means car designers don't have to change the interior to use the technology, and the camera is integrated into whatever the driver is looking at.

Continental cameras can also be integrated into the B-pillars of the car to unlock the doors. To ensure facial recognition is secure enough, the cameras will check facial features, along with verifying that it is real skin, not a photograph.

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Being able to start a car with just a glance promises to be an exciting experience for car users (Photo: Continental).

To allay your concerns about sharing too much personal data with automakers, advertisers, or any payment processors, Continental says the technology can offer interesting convenience features that keys don't have.

For example, you can set the car to automatically start when you approach. You can also use your child's data to let them unlock the car with their face, but not start it.

In addition to the facial recognition technology, Continental said it has carefully studied the integration into the B-pillar of the car. When turned off, it is almost invisible, but when the owner approaches, it flashes to indicate certain information, such as battery level, even when the car doors are locked.

The Hung (According to Dan Tri)

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