Stop Right There: Will Privacy Rights Stall the Future of Biometrics in the Automotive Industry?

Biometric technologies have become an essential component of present-day automotive design. From safety to convenience, biometric technologies are completely altering the way drivers access, interact with, and operate modern cars.

What exactly is biometrics? Merriam-Webster defines biometrics as “the measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics (such as fingerprint or voice patterns) especially as a means of verifying personal identity.” Biometric authentication is the security procedures and applications that utilize these unique intrinsic characteristics to verify identity, usually for the purposes of granting access to a physical or digital domain.