Facial recognition: the end of lost car keys

With the Genesis GV60, the Korean manufacturer aims to leverage facial recognition to unlock the car.

After smartphones, biometrics are making their way into our cars. “Big Brother is watching you,” some will say. For others, it is just a logical continuation of what already exists elsewhere. Thus, Hyundai wants to eliminate anxiety about losing keys or phone to unlock or start the vehicle.

With its upcoming SUV Genesis GV60, Hyundai will double security against theft in practice: facial recognition to enter the cabin, then fingerprints to start. To prevent any controversy, the South Korean manufacturer assures that biometric data never leave the vehicle, which would be fully autonomous in decision-making. Still, one can doubt that in the 21st century, because there are many other examples of leaks.

Hyundai specifies that when opening the doors, the car automatically configures the driver’s personalized settings as previously saved: seats, mirrors, steering wheel, etc. In practice, facial recognition is performed using infrared beams to bypass lighting issues, especially at night or in a parking lot.

However, the manufacturer does not specify how many profiles can be stored in the vehicle or how to lend it to a family member or friends if needed. But let’s trust that the engineers have thought of everything…

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