In May 2025, Michael Salvato developed fingerprint support for the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid 2020 variant in the sunnypilot/opendbc repository. He extended the existing fingerprinting framework by adding new firmware version strings for the forward radar and camera ECUs, enabling accurate identification and reliable interfacing with this specific vehicle model. Working primarily in Python and leveraging his expertise in automotive software and embedded systems, Michael addressed the challenge of variant-specific vehicle recognition. The work focused on precise integration rather than broad feature expansion, demonstrating depth in protocol understanding and careful adaptation of the codebase to support a new automotive hardware configuration.