Thruvision, the leading provider of next-generation people-screening solutions, today announces that its units will be deployed at Stratford Underground Station in East London for a trial aimed at safely detecting concealed knives.

 

The five-day trial is part of a British Government effort to eliminate knife crime. 

 

Thruvision’s passive terahertz technology is already vetted and approved by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and is in operational service with Los Angeles Metro. In the UK, leading British retailers, including Next and JD Sports, use Thruvision for security checking staff exiting company warehouses.

 

Thruvision’s specialised technology will enable British Transport Police officers to identify concealed knives safely, without interfering with travel flow, eliminating the need for physical searches or patdowns. Thruvision technology works by showing the size, shape and location of any any concealed items that block a person’s body heat. This will allow officers to use experience and training to invite a person to reveal any suspicious looking items.

 

Thruvision is completely safe, respectful and non-instrusive. It does not show any intimate body parts and it is impossible to tell an individual’s identity, gender, age or ethnicity from the imagery it produces.

 

“We are proud to be working with British Transport Police on this critical initiative, and we are confident our safe and non-instrusive 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 traveler flow through often congested stations.”

 

The London trial has been funded by the Home Office. Further details can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-technology-to-detect-knives-inpublic-places