I was looking into push-button car starters and the obvious question comes into mind. "Wouldn't it be a heck of a lot easier for somebody to steal my car?" And so comes the idea of a finger-print based car starter/security.

I looked up this company and they have biometric starters for sale. Anybody know anything about them or have a biometric starter installed?

http://automobile-security.com/products.htm

http://ravirajtech.com/fingerprint_c...arm_india.html

It would be great not to carry around keys.

 

humm...interesting.

 

Then all you need is a warm gummy bear to steal the car.

 

I'd be wary of that kind of technology from a company who is unable to grasp the simple mechanics of English grammar. Just read the text of either website and you should be able to spot numerous mistakes.

Sure, the technology is coming, but I'd wait for it to come from someone who understands verb-tense agreement if you plan on putting it in a $30k+ car.

 

can you say 'severed fingers'?

 

Personally, I'd wait for Biometrics technology to be installed by the manufacturer as an Original Equipment item, rather than install it aftermarket.

 

This is what the above is talking about... FYI

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05...print_sensors/

 

Yeah I probably should have elaborated more, but I thought it sounded more mysterious that way:-)

Personally, I would like more difficult ways to get into my car like a force field. Unfortunately all companies that have tried this would completely ruin the electronics in the car.

 

 

I put a push button start in my Dodge Ram show truck I owned previous to my Z. You still have to have a key in the ignition so actually it's no more or less difficult to steal.

Most if not all OE push button systems like in the honda s2000 and dodge viper/viper truck require either a key in the ignition or in some high-end systems like bmw, etc I believe a key just has to be "somewhere" in the car.

 

I'm not sure about this, but I think the new Vette will only start via pushbutton if you have a transponder nearby (i.e. on your keychain).

 

Your right. As does the Toyota Prius, Lexus LS430, BMW 745...

 

Just pondering here.

Doesn't the Nissan work because the key is near by. So if you replaced the ignition switch with an dual position off/on/on and a starter button, you would still have the immobilizer working to keep it from starting and the keys could stay in your pocket.

In know when I looked into remote start for my wife's Pathfinder, they wanted me to put the spare key in a box under the dash for the immobilizer. I decided I did not want to give up the security of the immobilizer and pay for an extra key, so gave up on the idea.

Chris

 

There was an article on yahoo news a while back about a guy who was abducted and had his finger severed by theives so they could steal his mercedes that had one of these devices. I will try to dig up the article.

Here you go:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4396831.stm

and here http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10817?ref=rss

It was in Malaysia, they were stealing his Mercedes.

 

I think I heard about that... and the finger was found in a bowl of chili at Wendy's.

 

We had some early biometric stuff at my last job, it worked great in testing, then we rolled it out and nobody could get in to anything. The admins got locked out, it was a nightmare.

At the data center where I work they have a biometric hand scanner, I am almost positive the next great pandemic will have something to do with flesh eating bacteria and a hand scanner.

Chris

 

nice one

As the next trend, people will start carrying fingers on their keychains, replacing the rabbit's foot

 

why not eyeball retina scanners?

...shift batman

 

Severed fingers? At least that would be alot tougher for them to get your car. It's alot easier to steal a key than it is a finger. Though you might risk more if you switch to this.

 

Good point. Paranoia level +1 now...

Like Arnold in the The 6th Day carrying that thumb around with him. Or Wesley in Demolition Man, carving the doctor's eye out for use in the eye scanner...