Paine Field Passenger Terminal, a private airport in Everett, Wash., on Wednesday began deploying a camera aimed at screening passengers for fevers, a key Covid-19 symptom, before they board planes. The camera, developed by Austin, Texas-based technology firm Athena Security, was originally designed to spot individuals carrying guns inside banks, schools and other high-security locations.
Developed in 2018, in the wake of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Athena’s gun-detecting camera operates by combining object detection, computer vision and machine-learning to identify weapons and automatically alert on-site workers and police. To address privacy concerns, it blurs out faces in its video feed and collects no personal information, the company said.
PREVIEWSUBSCRIBE As the economy begins to open up, Ms. Falzone said, the company’s fever-detection technology could be used at polling stations, schools or convention centers: “Anywhere needing to administer an appropriate and ethical prescreening to deter someone possibly infected from joining a larger group.”
U.S. airlines are canceling up to 80% of their flights, according to a review of major carriers in mid-April by a group of senators. The U.S. Department of Transportation has warned airlines they must provide refunds for canceled flights. Airlines globally are dealing with an estimated 1.1 million flight cancellations through June 30, according to the International Air Transport Association.
“The first airline to implement the bot was able to process 4,000 requests daily, instead of 500, without requiring any additional employee help,” he said, adding that the technology also can be applied to hotel cancellations. Customers include American Airlines, Lufthansa and Air France, according to the company.
More surveillance
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This just ramped up the inevitable automation, time for ubi
Air travel is going to suck even more than it did after 911. Guaranteed we will find the most intrusive and least efficient screening possible.
$MARK $FLIR
This UV light robot is what sunk Trump in the weird speech the media distorted. I think I saw the same report - which seemed promising - but led to a horrible downfall
Man, the world is getting creepier, fast.
Stay home.