Driving Your Car With Nothing More Than Your Finger

Drive By Finger We can already unlock our smartphones with our fingerprint—our cars may be next. Synaptics, a biometrics company, says it will ship its Natural ID fingerprint sensor, targeting the product at the automotive industry. The company believes its sensors could be used to make in-car payments, control infotainment and instruments—from unlocking the door to starting the engine. Biometrics are expected to add a new layer of security to our data and devices—including, evidently, our cars.