Controlling vehicle access and usage functionality based on user authentication using facial recognition and other authentication methods

A method, comprising:

• performing, by a system onboard a vehicle and comprising a processor, an entity identification/verification process to identify and verify an identity of a person located within a defined distance relative to the vehicle based on biometric data captured of the person, via one or more sensors located on or within the vehicle, and reference identity verification data for one or more defined identities;
• determining, by the system, access authorization information regarding whether the person is authorized to access one or more internal compartments of the vehicle based on verification of the identity of the person in accordance with the entity identification/verification process and reference access authorization information defining access permissions for the one or more defined identities;
• and
• controlling, by the system, access to the one or more internal compartments via electronically controlling unlocking and locking of an enclosure of the one or more internal compartments in accordance with the access authorization information.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor integrated on or within a vehicle, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• performing an entity identification/verification process to identify and verify an identity of a person located within a defined distance relative to the vehicle based on biometric data captured of the person, via one or more sensors located on or within the vehicle, and reference identity verification data for one or more defined identities;
• determining access authorization information regarding whether the person is authorized to access one or more internal compartments of the vehicle based on verification of the identity of the person in accordance with the entity identification/verification process and reference access authorization information defining access permissions for the one or more defined identities;
• and
• controlling access to the one or more internal compartments via electronically controlling unlocking and locking of an enclosure of the one or more internal compartments in accordance with the access authorization information.