Shanghai subway to trial augmented reality smart glasses to ease passenger flow during China International Import Expo
- Beijing Metro plans to roll out facial recognition in its stations and police around the country are also testing the technology
A Shanghai subway station has begun trying out augmented reality (AR) smart glasses to monitor passenger flows in real time ahead of next week’s China International Import Expo.
The glasses are expected to help manage passenger flows between the Xujing East station in west Shanghai and the nearby National Exhibition and Convention Centre from next Tuesday to Saturday, online news site Thepaper.cn reported on Tuesday.
The smart glasses are fitted with cameras that are directly linked to the station’s central command platform, and will also make it easier for staff to locate and control sudden incidents, the report said.
Expo attendees are expected to reach the venue from the station within 30 minutes during peak hours – an 850-metre (half-mile) walk that would usually take 10 minutes.
“Our staff will wear these AR glasses and patrol the platforms to surveil if there are any blockages from large numbers of passengers,” the station’s manager Sun Fanbai said.
