Over the past few years, Hitachi’s finger vein authentication technology — which identifies individuals based on the unique pattern of blood vessels inside their fingers — has appeared in everything from ATMs and computers to building entrances and cardless payment systems. Hitachi’s latest development puts the biometric security technology inside the car steering wheel and couples it with a system that allows the engine to start only for drivers whose finger vein patterns the vehicle recognizes.

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