This should change next year when the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) comes online, along with ETIAS. EES will make the use of e-gates possible for nationals of certain countries like the UK and the US.
More info here if anyone's interested:
https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/po...exit-system_en
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/defa...nal_public.pdf