I drove a new Tesla rival that uses facial recognition and fingerprints instead of a key — but I think a regular key beats the futuristic feature 99% of the time
uses a facial-recognition camera and a fingerprint scanner to let authorized users unlock the vehicle, start it up, and drive away. No key needed — unless, of course, you like being stuck in the past. I spent a few days testing the GV60 this month. While the experience wasn't seamless enough to convince me that biometric identification is the inevitable future of cars, I did find the system useful sometimes and was impressed overall by how well it worked.
Unexpectedly, getting the face scanner up and running was way quicker despite being the more newfangled feature. When prompted, I hopped out of the vehicle and stared straight at the camera located by the driver's window. Within just a second or two, the GV60 robotically shouted"facial recognition set!" Driving around keyless is a two-step process. First, you walk up to the vehicle and press on the driver's-side door handle while looking at the exterior camera.
To my surprise, the whole system worked flawlessly, never failing to recognize my face or fingerprint. I even found it helpful sometimes — for example, when I wanted to grab something from the car on my way out the door. Another time, I needed to reposition the GV60 in a friend's driveway before hopping in his car to drive somewhere. Both times, it was kind of nice to not carry the key fob with me for the rest of the day or run back inside to ditch it.
I could see myself leaving the key at home in specific, rare situations when it's best to carry as little as possible, like going to the beach or on a bike ride. So should we expect facial and fingerprint recognition to take over the auto industry like it took over smartphones?
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