US Patent 11858460 Device and method for controlling user authentication transmission

An embodiment device for controlling a user authentication transmission includes a user authentication device configured to perform user authentication of a user authorized to operate a vehicle and a controller disposed in the vehicle. The controller is configured to unlock a transmission of the vehicle based on a result of the user authentication. An embodiment method for controlling a user authentication transmission includes performing user authentication of a user authorized to operate a vehicle and unlocking a transmission of the vehicle based on a result of the user authentication.