Hello, .. I just watched a program on YouTube called CBC MarketPlace Car Theft. It is very sad that Honda and all other manufacturers don't make a fingerprint vehicular access (and ignition of the engine) option for new cars, ... at least make it an OPTION .... at the time of new car purchase. (Talking of purchasable new vehicle options and integrated dash cam that records daily road trips should ALSO be made available to consumers)... In any event, .. Hyundai is dabbling in the fingerprint technology already. When one thinks about it ... this is pretty easy technology to incorporate into a new vehicle. iPhones have been doing it for the last seven versions of their cell phones. Apparently, it takes a seasoned thief only 58 seconds to steal a car ... without a key fob.

There's no real market for it. It'll be more expensiveto fix when it fails, it won't work in the freezing cold when you have gloves on, half the time my iPhone fingerprint reader doesn't even work lol.

There's going to be a lot of r&d that goes into integrating fingerprint ID into cars. It's most likely cost-prohibitive for a feature that most people don't give a crap about.

.. there's no market for it b/c we as consumers are actually all deceived ... We THINK that our vehicles are secure and safe when we all hear that "BEEP BEEP" as well punch our key fobs and walk away ... but this sound "of security lockdown" is really a joke ... Another topic (that i think anyway) is quite important is dash cams. THIS technology is sooooo very cheap but for some f****g unknown reason, car manufacturers don't even incorporate this easy-to-do technology even as an option for new vehicle buyers. This totally bewilders me to the nth degree. And the beauty of this technology is a dash cam can be turned off or on at will if one is concerned about having one on 24/7/365. By the way, a dash cam can be used for situations OTHER than vehicular road video capture. Eg. domestic disputes. --> in 'park mode' ... whenever somebody simply walks in front of a stationary parked (non-running) vehicle that is outfitted with a slightly higher end dash cam that is capable of video capture while parked ... the unit will start to record the movement. Well, .. just think how USEful this would be when all someone has to do is run out to their car and stand there .... (whilst they get beaten by their crazeeee other half .. who is demented enough to use violence against another person). This 'park mode' can be used for so many other applications --> videotaping vandalism being done in the area ... etc... etc !!

The industry that DOES NOT WANT video capture ability in any vehicle (i.e. dash cams) is the lawyer industry. Lawyers THRIVE on ambiguity (not enough data in a situation ....) and thus, one person's viewpoint vs another persons viewpoint. Video footage de-bunks this altogether ...

Dash cams are dirt cheap for the consumer too. You can get a good one for around $150 - hardly breaks the bank for someone who wants one. I'm not sure any of that would help with vehicle thefts anyway. If the thief wants the car, they're taking it. Still many mitigation strategies that would render the anti-theft devices practically useless.

Countries/states also have different regulations against the use of dash cams in cars, citing privacy reasons. A quick google search could show that.

The legal field is very heavily evidence-based. You're looking at it from one side of the coin instead of looking at the broad picture. Formal prosecution wouldn't be possible without proper procedure. What you're suggesting happens is unethical at best, which is massively penalized by the BAR. That's not to say that there are cases that are carried out poorly, but it's much rarer than what you're suggesting. Television ≠ law.

Most of your points sound more like speculation or conspiracy than actual fact. Perhaps more research is required before making such claims.

... all your points have validity ...

From what I understand, .. there has only been ONE car maker that has an incorporated dash cam integral with a vehicle purchase (so there are no stupid wires that seem to hang out, or start to become visible even after careful hiding them during the install). This car manufacturer is the Chevy Corvette. Now, as of March of 2018 ... in canada anyway, .. it became law to follow the USA that ALL new vehicles .. no exceptions ... MUST have a digital display for rear camera for backing up purposes. But this is not a recordable feature .. this is live only .. so one doesn't back up into another car ... nor run over a child.

Now, .... i love my at-home cameras at my residence ... it records and archives any yahoos that try to steal items from my house. The first car manufacturer to come up with AT LEAST the OPTION to purchase a new vehicle that has an incorporated dash cam unit .... will be a vehicle line that will sell a LOT of that particular car. Here is an example .. if one is going to buy a Ford F150 or a Chevy Dakota .. and this decision is like at 50/50 (and say .... as an example even though this isn't possible yet, lets just suppose that Ford now has this as an option) ... and the buyer is still not sure which to buy ... then they say to themselves .. hmmm, the F150 does have the option of an incorporated dash cam which is pretty cool ... (no f***g wires anywhere .. but it records each and every trip on a looping manner and archives into the small hard drive in the glove box ...) then THAT purchaser may go with the Ford.

Now, on another totally different topic ... if I was a software guy that worked for a car manufacturer .. I would run by the executives the possibility of an option for something i call the SBO / MT which would stand for SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MILEAGE TRACKER .... The world is made up of WAYYYyyyyy more small biz owners than huge Costco or Wal-Mart businesses ... and keeping track of mileage is literally a pain in the azzzz .. it would be sooooo cool to get into one's vehicle (that they use for both personal and biz purposes ....) and then a voice command could prompt things: "Siri, this trip is for BIZ ... going to Costco to pick up sh** for the office... " Then everything is documented ... THIS would be friggin brilliant for a small biz owner.