14 as shown in fig2 the door latch 14 includes a door claw 16 mounted to the door 12 and a striker 18 mounted to a post 20 of the frame of the automobile 10 the door claw 16 is shown in more detail in fig3 and 5 the door claw 16 comprises a door claw plate 22 that is supported by the door 12 of the automobile 10 and in turn supports first and second magnets 24 and 26 the door claw plate 22 has a periphery 28 and the door claw plate 22 supports the first and second magnets 24 and 26 at the periphery 28 the door claw plate 22 also has a recess 40 that engages the striker 18 mounted on the post 20 of the frame of the automobile 10 thus as the door 12 is closed the striker 18 enters the recess 40 engages the door claw plate 22 and rotates the door claw plate 22 about an axis of rotation 42 also mounted on the frame of the automobile 10 is a printed circuit board 44 supporting a hall sensor 46 and a processing circuit 48 comprising one or more electronic and or electrical components the printed circuit board 44 electrically couples the hall sensor 46 to the processing circuit 48 the printed circuit board 44 is mounted on the automobile frame so that.