Fingerprint Cards AB has partnered with Lapa Electric, an Indian-based premium electric mobility start-up, to bring the best security to two-wheelers and create India’s first biometric-enabled electric scooter (e-scooter).
The use of e-scooters in India has sky-rocketed in recent years, and this growth is expected to continue. In 2023, the penetration rate of e-scooters in India was 13%, yet by 2030 this is projected to grow to 75%.
Use of biometrics
Adam Philpott, CEO of Fingerprints, comments, “Over the last 10 years, biometrics has become the preferred authentication method for consumers and businesses alike. From our phones, laptops, and payment cards to our homes and workplaces, biometrics is adding security while removing friction."
He adds, "As our lives, and our vehicles, become increasingly connected, we must enhance security processes and biometrics is a natural progression to underpin the future of mobility.”
Biometric smartness
Users won’t have to worry about losing or having their keys stolen anymore as they become the key
By replacing traditional physical keys with biometric authentication, only enrolled users will be able to use the e-scooter, drastically reducing the risk of theft. In addition, users won’t have to worry about losing or having their keys stolen anymore as they become the key.
Pavan Kumar at Lapa Electric, said, “At Lapa Electric we are on the verge of bringing in a new engineering approach to E two-wheelers like for example replacing heavy steel chassis with weddings and bolts and nuts with light and robust seamless monocoque carbon fiber chassis. Now we’re replacing physical keys with biometric smartness. The resulting scooter embodies premium and performance.”
Biometric sensor and algorithm
Lapa Electric’s key challenge was to find the smallest sensors that could be integrated into its patented console and throttle system. This is where the engineering collaboration between Fingerprints and Lapa started. Lapa Electric’s e-scooter will integrate Fingerprints’ proven biometric sensor and algorithm.
The biometric-enabled e-scooters are presently under vehicle road testing and will be launched in limited numbers by early 2025.
- Network / IP
- Biometrics
- Electronic security systems
- Application security
- Security devices
- Security access systems
- Vehicle tracking
- Asset tracking
- Fingerprint recognition
- Fingerprint scanner
- Network cameras
- Security software
- Physical Security Information Management (PSIM)
- IP security solutions
- Integration software
- Key management
