The 1TSA announced it's 2teaming up with security 3screening company CLEAR to 4roll out what's called 5biometric e-gates.
"This is the 6wave of the future."
Clint Henderson, managing editor of The Points Guy, got a 7firsthand look at how these 8futuristic systems work during the testing phase.
This is video of him going through the e-gate, which will be free for passengers. The machine uses 9facial recognition technology to verify your identity.
"It will identify you with a scan and 10verify your 11identification. It'll pull up your boarding pass."
This means travelers will no longer stop at the TSA 12podium and will instead go straight to physical screening after their identity is confirmed at the gate.
"I'm 13all for it because it speeds up airports so much."
They'll debut at airports in Atlanta, D.C., and Seattle this month.
They're already installed at airports in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oklahoma City, and North Carolina.
Some critics are concerned about privacy, but Henderson says he's not worried.
"They're literally just comparing a picture of your face to the document they have on file, and then all that data is 14dumped."
Right now, you will still have the option to go through the old security line; it just may take longer.
