On Monday, Delta Air Lines announced that it is testing the first bio-metric-based baggage drop system in the US.
This summer, the Atlanta-based airline will experiment with four new automated baggage machines at its Minneapolis/St. Paul hub. One of these machines will have facial recognition capabilities that can match customers’ faces with their passport photos, according to Delta.
The experimental self-service system will allow customers to completely bypass human Delta employees, which the airline believes can double the number of passengers processed in an hour.
The four machines represent a $600,000 investment by Delta to increase the speed and safety of read more >>>
Source : BusinessInsider.Com