KTMB tests thermal scanner smart helmet


Smart security: KTMB auxiliary police officers wearing smart helmets guarding the train door as a passenger disembarks. — NORAFIFI EHSAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The fight against Covid-19 is going high tech with Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) testing smart helmets with thermal scanners to ensure its riders are healthy.

The smart helmet is able to detect a person’s body temperature from up to 3m away with 99.9% accuracy, claimed KTMB strategic communications head Ahmad Asri Khalbi.

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