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One Tesla owner won't ever lose his keys.
Brandon Dalaly had a tiny contactless chip implanted under the skin of his right hand so that he can unlock his vehicle without relying on his smartphone — whose Bluetooth capability isn't always reliable, he says.
Dalaly posted a video to Twitter showing himself getting a tiny VivoKey Apex chip implanted. The chip uses the same technology, known as near-field communication protocol, that makes Apple Pay and keyless entry at hotels work.
The procedure took place a week and a half ago and was handled by a professional skin piercer who used a four-gauge needle and anesthetized the area with lidocaine.
The entire process, chip and procedure, came to only $400.
Brandon Dalaly (seen above) had a tiny contactless chip implanted into his skin on his right hand so that he can unlock his vehicle without relying on his smartphone
The procedure took place a week and a half ago and was handled by a professional skin piercer who used a four-gauge needle and anesthetized the area with lidocaine (seen above)
The chip uses a near-field communication (NFC) protocol, which is the same technology used for Apple Pay and keyless entry systems at hotels
In response to a question from a Twitter user about why he'd get the implant when he always carries a smartphone, he said:
'For me it comes in handy (no pun intended) because my phone's Bluetooth power management is so aggressive that it doesn't always unlock the car. So this helps in those instances.'
Dalaly is in a in a beta group of around 100 people testing the product which can be used to control a number of devices, not just Tesla cars, he told Teslarati. His chip can do 'secure transactions and java card applets.'
'The company that put this together literally has its own app store where you can wirelessly install apps into your body with these chips,' he explained.
'And one of the apps just happened to be a Tesla key card. So that was the first app I installed on it because I have a Tesla and now I use that as my key when my Bluetooth key fails or I don’t have my key card. You just use your hand.'
This is the second chip that Dalaly has had implanted.
The first is the key to his home and also stores his contact card, medical information and other such items. That chip can be scanned by any cell phone that then reveals the information - and glows an eerie green beneath his skin when it's scanned.
'The whole idea was that I would have my house key in my left hand and my car key in my right hand. And then what’s really cool is when it’s
