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The best password is the one written in plaintext on the outside of your car.

I dont think its supposed to be a safety feature, the gate is probably not locked.

Don't rely on garage openers for security, either: the door relies on a rather simple password scheme. In other words, treat it as a garden fence, not a blast door.

https://www.geek.com/gadgets/a-32-hacking-tool-can-open-your...

(Perhaps recognizing the car's license plate plus MAC address would be more secure...? Many cars use BT/WiFi nowadays.)

I think the problem here is pretty obvious.

I wonder if the ML would also recognise hand-drawn licence plates?

https://papersplease.fandom.com/wiki/Fake_passport

https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2018-284-why-automated-number-plat...

You can buy systems like this already. Here's a video of one being opened with a hand-drawn number plate: https://youtu.be/box6dX44NoU?t=50

Better to use the tire pressure sensors and a software defined radio module to pick up the unique identifiers of your wheels. Way lower power than OCR.