Losing keys is very common in everyday life and looking for ways to keep them safe too. Many opt for large keychains, others for those that are hooked on the pants and some more courageous, like Brandon Dalaly, who implanted the key to his Tesla.
Dalaly is the living example of having the car key at your fingertips. Well, in your own hand. According to the report on the website of hypertextual, this man turned to a biotech startup called VivoKey for key implantation.
The company He installed a microchip in his right hand that contains the access keys to his Tesla. The result was more than favorable: it works properly and just by approaching his car it unlocks.
This microchip is covered with biocompatible materials so that they are accepted by the body’s natural tissues without rejection and your body can adapt.
VivoKey’s NFC technology
Brandon Dalaly is just one of the people using VivoKey’s NFC technology, with the intention of bringing it to more than just vehicles.
The project is focused on any system that works through NFC. It is important to note that the system does not work by removing the chip from the Tesla key, but by reprogramming a special company chip called Apex.
Interestingly, before implanting his car key, Dalaly implanted another chip linked to the key to his house in his left hand. In addition, it also contains your medical information, vaccination card and some other useful documents.
“The general idea was that I would have my house key in my left hand and my car key in my right hand. And I can use it anywhere there are touch-to-pay terminals”, explained this man, who plans to add a credit card to his chip.