CBX becomes 1st land border crossing with enhanced face recognition for travelers

CBX adds new processing technology for U.S. citizens traveling northbound

Passengers traveling northbound into San Diego through the Cross Border Xpress terminal can now make use of recently added technology aimed at streamlining the inspection process. For now, it is only available to U.S. citizens. CBX is among a dozen airports nationwide that have introduced Enhanced Passenger Processing technology from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Although CBX is not an airport, it is a terminal that connects Otay Mesa with…

CBX becomes 1st land border crossing with enhanced face recognition for travelers

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The Cross Border Xpress, or CBX, has become the first land border crossing to implement passenger biometric technology and is only one of 12 airport facilities in North America to have it. CBX is a terminal that connects Southern California to the Tijuana International Airport via a pedestrian bridge that straddles the border. It's been in operation for nearly 10 years processing close to 30 million users since it be…