Do you ever fret about remembering your passport when you embark on an international adventure? You might be in luck. Thanks to biometric technology, facial scans or similar identification might be the future of travel identification. And that’s not all; airports are also planning to test technology that would allow passengers to experience self-boarding gates in the near future. Here’s more on what travel might look like with the use of biometric technology.
A recent study performed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicated that 45% of travelers are in favor of ditching their passports for facial recognition technology.
Jeff Mccollough / EyeEm / Getty Images As you might imagine, the transition away from passports will be incremental; however, there is already technology being installed in various airports throughout the world that sets the groundwork for this new technology.
The airline company SITA reported that 77% of airports will be in the research and development phase of this transition by 2021.
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In fact, Delta already has incorporated biometric technology into the boarding process. Some locations offer facial-scanning baggage drop-off and TSA checkpoints.
Thomas Northcut / Getty Images Another technology company known as VisionBox is even working on a biometric walkway that would be able to scan passenger’s information without them having to stop or wait in any line. How cool is that?
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As you might imagine, the transition away from passports will be incremental; however, there is already technology being installed in various airports throughout the world that sets the groundwork for this new technology.
Classen Rafael / EyeEm / Getty Images
Thomas Northcut / Getty Images
Another technology company known as VisionBox is even working on a biometric walkway that would be able to scan passenger’s information without them having to stop or wait in any line. How cool is that?
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