The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it is debuting new electronic gates at security checkpoints to help expedite identity verification in select airports.
The e-gates enable TSA to automatically compare traveler biometrics with their identity document and boarding pass without the need for a human operator.
Clear, a private company operating under TSA’s Registered Traveler Program, is piloting these specific e-gates in coordination with TSA as part of a public-private partnership arrangement. While Clear is operating its eGates, TSA is continuing to conduct passenger identification and vetting.
Clear eGates have debuted at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and it is expected that they will be rolled out at Ronald Reagan National Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport later this month.
The Clear eGates are one example of a family of e-gate systems TSA and its partners will introduce as part of ongoing modernization efforts.
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