Top Speed - Simona Alina - July 2006

Automotive Technology Research and Development (ATRD) has brought biometrics into your car as an aftermarket option to help deter vehicle theft with the Biometric Immobiliser. The premise is simple enough - you have a fingerprint reader that is placed in an easily accessible location and positive identification of your finger is required before the car can be started.

The ATY-1 will provide customers with a system that will keep the car immobilised. It will arm itself 10-seconds after the ignition is switched off and will only dis-arm when the correct fingerprint is scanned. Up to 30 fingerprints can be stored on the system for multiple users.

Uniquely, the product can also be combined or operated in conjunction with existing and OEM vehicle security systems. Automotive Technologies Biometric finger print immobiliser (ATY-1) is the latest in high tech vehiclesecurity.

The system utilises the vehicle owner’s unique finger print to allow the engine to be engaged. Allowing the vehicle owner to choose who can drive the vehicle with the added benefit that if the vehicle keys are removed without permission and access is gained to the vehicle it would stillremain immobilised until the correct finger print is scanned.

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