Image Recognition
A facial recognition technology pilot at a Canadian airport is the first step towards the “future of air travel” in the country, aviation experts say, though the cost to privacy might be more than some travellers can stomach. 1:54 Air Canada launches facial recognition pilot in hopes of shortening airport wait timesView image in full screen An Air Canada handout photo of a traveller passing through the pilot facial recognition technology before boarding. 0:35 Facial recognition software now in use at YVRWhile it’s a modest pilot to start, Air Canada signalled hopes to expand the initiative to other airports in the future. John Gradek, an aviation expert with McGill University, says Air Canada is “playing catch-up” when it comes to facial recognition tech. Global News reached out to Air Canada to confirm which framework the airline is using for its digital ID pilot but did not receive a response by publishing time.