Until now, the use of biometric systems has not been in the public eye. The high cost of sensors and processing requirements has meant that biometrics was previously restricted to high security access, financial transaction and law enforcement applications. As a result of dramatic improvements in sensor technology, together with the benefits that competition and volumes of scale bring, biometric sensor reliability and price have achieved levels where biometrics can now be seriously considered for automotive systems. The inclusion of high performance processing in vehicle applications such as multimedia and driver information systems, means that the horsepower required for the implementation of a biometric system may already be available and that only sensor and software functionality need to be added. It is also quite feasible that the sensor hardware used for in-car multi-media applications, such as video-conferencing, could be used for speaker and face recognition applications without additional cost. This paper introduces the field of biometrics, the key terms and processes. Fingerprint Technology and Identification by Fingerprint are discussed, as are the use and applicability of biometrics in automotive applications, including Personal Profiling, the importance of Human-Machine-Interface and user acceptance.
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