Thruvision has announced it will deploy its units at Stratford Underground Station in East London for a five-day trial aimed at detecting concealed knives as part of the British government’s effort to eliminate knife crime.
Thruvision’s passive terahertz technology is already vetted and approved by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and is in operation with Los Angeles Metro. Other successful railway station trials have been completed in New York and Washington, D.C.
Thruvision’s technology will enable British Transport Police officers to identify concealed knives without interfering with travel flow, eliminating the need for physical searches or pat-downs. Thruvision technology works by showing the size, shape and location of any concealed items that block a person’s body heat.
Thruvision is safe and non-intrusive. It does not show any intimate body parts and it is impossible to tell an individual’s identity, gender, age or ethnicity from the images it produces.
“We are proud to be working with British Transport Police on this critical initiative, and we are confident our safe and non-intrusive technology can assist the police in tackling knife crime in the UK,” said Colin Evans, CEO of Thruvision. “Our technology uniquely overcomes a key security challenge inherent to rail and underground networks – effectively detecting concealed weapons while maintaining travel flow through often congested stations.”
The London trial has been funded by the British Government’s Home Office.
