An authentication device includes a last session information storage portion that stores data of a first registered person successfully authenticated in the last session, an input unit to which information of a second registered person successfully authenticated by another authentication device is input, an information acquisition unit that acquires identification information of a user via an information sensor, a registered person information storage portion that stores registered person information in which a plurality of registered persons including the first and second registered persons are associated with their registration identification information, an authentication order information storage portion that stores information about an authentication order of the registered persons, and an authentication unit that authenticates the user by comparing the identification information acquired from the information acquisition unit with the registration identification information stored in the registered person information storage portion according to the stored authentication order.

A transport trolley for consignments having wheels which define a contact plane for moving the trolley, having a load compartment for receiving consignments during transport, and having a shelf for carrying consignments. The shelf can be adjusted from a lower non-use position arranged in the load compartment into an upper, moderate use position arranged outside the load compartment, and back. The shelf can be adjusted from a lower non-use position arranged in the load compartment into an upper, elevated use position arranged outside the load compartment, and back. The moderate use position and the elevated use position are arranged in a range between 1.0 m and 1.7 m above the contact plane. The elevated use position is arranged above the moderate use position, and a drive is provided for at least partially adjusting the height of the shelf above the contact plane.

Described herein are systems and methods for applying machine learning to telematics data to generate a unique vehicle fingerprint by periodically receiving telematics data generated at a plurality of sensors of a vehicle; standardizing the telematics data; aggregating the standardized telematics data; applying a trained machine learning model to embed the aggregated telematics data into a low-dimensional state; and generating a unique vehicle fingerprint, the vehicle fingerprint comprising a static component, a dynamic component, or both a static component and a dynamic component; including iterative repetition to update the dynamic component of the vehicle fingerprint.

The present disclosure relates to a door lock having an infrared biometrics information collection device. In certain embodiments, the door lock includes, a door with a door handle for opening the door, an infrared light source, and an infrared biometrics information collection sensor. The infrared light source includes one or more infrared light emitters. The infrared biometrics information collection sensor captures at least one infrared image of biometrics information of the one or more fingers of a target human hand. The fingers are positioned between the infrared light source and the infrared biometrics information collection sensor. The infrared light source irradiates infrared light through one or more fingers to generate infrared images of biometrics information of fingers to be captured by infrared biometrics information collection sensor, infrared images of biometrics information captured are used for user authentications, and the door lock can be unlocked by an authenticated user.

A vehicle emergency rescue request system includes a rescue request process apparatus and an in-vehicle apparatus. The rescue request process apparatus includes a surrounding-region terminal search unit, a rescue request transmission unit, a first request-addressee information acquisition unit, and a digital key providing unit. The surrounding-region terminal search unit searches for a terminal in a surrounding region. The rescue request transmission unit transmits a rescue request to the terminal. The first request-addressee information acquisition unit acquires, from the terminal, information identifying a request addressee who has the terminal on and accepts the rescue request. The digital key providing unit gives a door-unlock authority to the terminal after the information is acquired. The in-vehicle apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory. The processor acquires biometric information regarding the request addressee if the request addressee uses the door-unlock authority and unlocks a door of the vehicle.

The present invention relates to a biometric steering wheel including biometric sensors for scanning biometrics of a user and a display screen for displaying biometric authentication status. The invention also discloses a biometric based anti-theft and anti-carjacking system for a vehicle using the biometric steering wheel. An on-board controller is coupled to an ECU of the vehicle and is configured to enable the ignition and gear system of the vehicle upon a successful biometric authentication and to disable the ignition and gear system of the vehicle upon an unsuccessful biometric authentication. The on-board controller stores registered biometrics for comparison that are used for authentication of the present biometrics. The steering wheel can be configured to use and ‘read’ fingerprints, retinas, DNA samples, and/or face recognition as a biometric.

According to certain embodiments, a vehicle electronic device comprises a transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device; and at least one processor configured to generate first authentication information, control the transceiver to transmit the first authentication information to a registered mobile device, control the transceiver to send a request for authentication to the mobile device via a first communication connection, and perform authentication based on whether or not the processor receives second authentication information from the mobile device that corresponds to the first authentication information, wherein the first communication connection directly communicates with the mobile device.

A vehicle door lock system includes: a door lock; a vehicle event sensor; and a processing circuitry, the processing circuitry is configured to cause the vehicle door lock system to generate first triggering event data, indicative of a first triggering event detected by the vehicle event sensor, caused by a movement of an object onto, or in the vicinity of, the vehicle, at a first time, obtain, from a portable electronic device, second triggering event data, indicative of a second triggering event caused by a movement of the portable electronic device, at a second time, determine if the first triggering event and the second triggering event both occurs within a predetermined time period by comparing the first triggering event data and the second triggering event data.

Methods and systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle control, routing, and automatic feature adjustment are disclosed. Sensors associated with autonomous operation features may be utilized to search an area for missing persons, stolen vehicles, or similar persons or items of interest. Sensor data associated with the features may be automatically collected and analyzed to passively search for missing persons or vehicles without vehicle operator involvement. Search criteria may be determined by a remote server and communicated to a plurality of vehicles within a search area. In response to which, sensor data may be collected and analyzed by the vehicles. When sensor data generated by a vehicle matches the search criteria, the vehicle may communicate the information to the remote server.

A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting arm and a mirror head at one end of the mounting arm distal from an attachment portion of the mounting arm that is configured for attachment at a vehicle. A mirror reflective element is fixedly attached at the mirror head. An innermost side of the mirror reflective element is attached at a front side of an attachment plate. The mirror reflective element moves in tandem with movement of the mirror head relative to the mounting arm when the driver of the vehicle operates an electrically-operable actuator. The attachment plate includes wall structure that extends from the front side of the attachment plate and circumscribes and spans the perimeter circumferential edge of the glass substrate and does not encroach onto and does not overlap the front surface of the glass substrate of the exterior mirror reflective element.