A Singaporean firm has developed a face recognition system that would be implemented on transport systems.The Singapore Technologies (ST) Electronics solution will identify commuters as they pass through the fare gates.Fares for the train rides can be charged through a post-paid method – such as a credit card – similar to how telco subscribers get billed based on how much of the service they use.The Advance Fare Gate system, which ST Electronics says is ready to be sold to operators and implemented, is being showcased for the first time at the Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition 2016, reports the Straits Times.Andrew Mak, software manager of automatic fare-collection system at ST Electronics, told the newspaper that its facial recognition software can process up to 60 passengers walking through the fare gates every minute, or one every second.Mak said this is quicker than the current method of tapping in and out of fare gates, where only about 40 commuters can pass through every minute.”The process of tapping the card takes time. Different people also walk through the gates at different speeds,” he added.
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