Lumidigm, Methode to Develop Transportation Biometric Solution

Lumidigm, Inc. and Methode Electronics, Inc. have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop an automotive-grade biometric solution. Lumidigm, the biometrics company enabling applications for the real world, brings robust and field-proven multispectral technology to the joint project. Methode, a Tier 1 automotive supplier with a focus on technology-rich application-specific components and subsystem devices, has the engineering know-how and automotive OEM relationships needed to place this biometric solution into vehicles.

“Methode knows what it takes to integrate new technologies in the specialized environments of transportation,” said Matthew Ennis, Vice President of Business Development at Lumidigm. “This agreement allows Lumidigm to enter an important market. We believe our biometric technology, with Methode’s steady guidance, will transform the automotive industry’s relationship with identity, ownership and personalization.”

Methode will demonstrate the biometric technology in its Mobile Technology & Design Center at Convergence in Detroit, Michigan, from October 20-22, 2008.

“We are really excited to present this biometric technology to our customers in the automotive industry,” said John O’Neill, Engineering and Business Development Manager at Methode. “Lumidigm’s multispectral technology is the foundation of identification management solutions that are being sought after by the marketplace.”