Brandon Dalali, 39, is now unlocking his Tesla Model 3 with a microchip implanted in his right wrist. He says he already has two chips in his hand (the second turned out to be bigger than the first): they serve as a key to the house and a way to access a medical file, and now a car.
Dalali claims he did not use anesthesia during the implantation, and the procedure itself is similar to dog chipping: a microchip in the form of a rod is placed in a special syringe, which is then sent into the body.
Brandon is part of a group of about 100 beta testers testing the performance of Vivokey special chips, Insideevs writes, citing teslarati.com. However, the procedure is expensive for the tester: the chip itself will cost its owner $300, and the piercer performing the implant will cost another hundred.
Brandon Dalali unlocks his Tesla with a microchip in his body
The chips are coated with biocompatible substances and encapsulated in body tissues shortly after implantation. As Dalali explains, the chips’ capabilities are constantly evolving with new features downloaded from the manufacturer’s own app store. The Tesla key card was just one such application — and it was the first that Brandon downloaded into his chip independently.
So far, microchips implanted in the body have been a bit of a fun party trick, he admits. However, as a Tesla owner, he has already experienced practical benefits: “if you forget your card key or the Bluetooth key is broken, just use your hand.”
- Meanwhile, Ford is testing headlights that project important information onto the road.
- “Behind the wheel” can be read in Odnoklassniki.