January 8, 2024 -- The CES is known as the world’s most powerful tech event, bringing together 130,000 attendees to experience breakthrough technologies and connect global innovators.
Micro-X’s passenger checkpoint will be experienced virtually by the public for the first time at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas from January 9 – 12.
The virtual reality (VR) construction of the passenger checkpoint is included at both the US Department of Homeland Security and the Transport Security Administration stands at the global tech event.
Micro-X’s passenger self-screening checkpoint Source: Monash University
Questions around this news
What will visitors see at CES 2024?
The release says the passenger checkpoint will be presented as a virtual-reality construction for public viewing for the first time. It is included at both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration stands during CES in Las Vegas, which runs January 9–12, 2024.
What is the Screening at Speed Program?
The release describes Screening at Speed as a Department of Homeland Security program supporting the passenger checkpoint. Its focus is transformative research and development intended to improve security effectiveness and reduce checkpoint wait times, with benefits for passengers and transportation security officers.
What is a passenger self-screening checkpoint?
A passenger self-screening checkpoint is a security-screening setup designed for travelers to complete some screening steps themselves, rather than having every step performed by staff. The precise procedures and equipment can vary by system and setting; the term alone does not specify how a particular checkpoint operates.
What does VR mean in the context of a checkpoint?
VR stands for virtual reality, a technology that presents a computer-generated environment for a person to experience, often using a headset or other display. A VR construction can let people explore a simulated design without visiting or physically building the space.
The event provides global business opportunities, with access to potential partners, customers, media, investors, and policymakers from across the industry and the world all in one place.
Micro-X’s passenger checkpoint is supported by the DHS Screening at Speed Program, which focuses on transformative research and development to increase security effectiveness and reduce checkpoint wait times, benefiting both passengers and TSOs.
Read more about Micro-X’s role in the Screening at Speed Program here and watch this explainer on how Micro-X is improving passenger travel experiences here
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At a glance
- Company
- Micro-X
- Announcement
- Event
- Location
- Las Vegas
Key figures
- CES attendees cited in the release
- 130,000
