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Board hears results from ZeroEyes pilot; approves technology contracts as part of omnibus
Summary
CTA security leaders reported results from a ZeroEyes gun-detection pilot—about 82 detections, roughly 10 probable firearms and six arrests—and the board approved related technology contracts on an omnibus vote. Officials emphasized human verification by a control center and discussed signage and communications to inform riders.
CTA security staff told the board on April 9 that a pilot of the ZeroEyes gun-detection system produced detections and arrests that officials said demonstrate operational value, and the board placed related technology contracts on the omnibus and approved them.
Pilot results and capabilities Kevin Ryan, vice president of security, summarized the pilot figures: "there's been approximately 82 detections made on the system, or around 10 actual lethal or determined to be firearms. Of those, recent ones, there's been 6 arrests." He said alerts are dispatched in under two minutes and are shared simultaneously with CTA operations, the Chicago Police Department and the city's Strategic Decision Support Center to allow…
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