Osaka to trial face biometric ticketing for travelers in wheelchairs
Osaka Metro announced it will experiment with face biometric ticketing verification for passengers using wheelchairs at Nagai Station. Panasonic‘s biometric…
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Moscow Metro biometric payment system marks usage milestones, anniversary
A year after launching, Russia’s Face Pay fare service in Moscow reports processing payment for 35 million rides using face…
Moscow Metro facial recognition payments system to add 200 turnstiles, link to IDs
Moscow will extend the government-owned Face Pay biometric fare payment system to additional transport lines in the city and is…
Dozens more face biometrics turnstiles for Moscow transit, backed by tepid survey
Moscow is expanding its Face Pay biometric public transportation program because it is very popular, according to a city official….
India’s RailTel plans facial recognition deployment at over 6K stations
India’s railways operator has unveiled a massive planned expansion of facial recognition camera systems across the country, eventually expected to…
Bengaluru plans facial recognition gates at Namma Metro
The Indian city of Bengaluru is planning to implement a facial recognition scheme to provide an alternative for the use…
TSA has big biometric ID management plans. Privacy, paranoia remain hurdles
Two decades after the U.S. Transportation Security Administration was formed to prevent people from bringing hazards aboard commercial jets, TSA…
Court orders suspension of facial recognition use in São Paulo metro
A court in São Paulo has called for a halt in the implementation of a facial recognition system in the…
Brazilian subway operator pushing facial recognition despite sustained protests
Use of facial recognition systems in the subways of São Paulo, Brazil, are being challenged by civil rights organizations and…
How edge computing, AI will benefit the market for biometric identification technologies
The advancement of edge AI hardware and software presents a significant opportunity to improve the accuracy and security of biometric…
