SEPTA is rolling out a pilot program involving an AI gun detection system created by Conshohocken-based ZeroEyes, writes Chris Mc Loone for the Vision Systems Design.
SEPTA is the first transit authority to deploy the system for the detection of firearms on its subway platforms.
The pilot program will use around 300 cameras at stations along the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Lines, according to Kelly Greene, SEPTA’s Public Information Manager.
“SEPTA expects this new technology to be part of the solution to gun violence,” said Greene. “It can act as an early warning system to speed up response times from police officers. ZeroEyes is another tool that SEPTA can use to keep its riders and employees safe.”
ZeroEyes’s software will be layered on top of the transportation agency’s existing security cameras to identify brandished guns and immediately dispatch alerts to safety personnel and local law enforcement.
Every detection will be motored by former U.S. military and law enforcement specialists from the in-house ZeroEyes Operations Center 24/7 to deliver accurate and actionable intelligence on each case. Detected details include the gunman’s appearance, clothing, weapon, and \real-time location.
Read more about the gun detection capability provided by ZeroEyes at Vision Systems Design.
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This Nov. 2022 NBC10 report also covered the SEPTA collaboration with ZeroEyes.
