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March 09, 2006
New York explores antiterror Metrocard machines
Today's New York Daily News describes a plan to have Metrocard vending machines that can detect whether the user has recently handled explosives. Two companies are developing the machines, Cubic Corp. and GE Security.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is eying the merging of bomb-detecting, MetroCard and communications technology for possible deployment in its vast network.A pilot project to test its effectiveness in a mass transit system is expected to be launched in Baltimore in the coming weeks.
"We will await the results of the testing," MTA spokesman Tom Kelly said.
Posted by Laura Spadanuta at March 9, 2006 02:08 PM
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