Singapore to share smart city experiences at NIST-organised Global City Teams Challenge 2018
Under this year’s theme of “Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge”, Singapore is to share its experience and learnings in its smart city journey at the NIST-organised Global City Teams Challenge 2018.
Malaysia launches first airport facial recognition system in Johor Bahru airport
AirAsia launched its own airport facial recognition system at the Senai International Airport, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The Fast Airport Clearance Experience System (FACES) enables passengers to board their flight at self-boarding gates without having to present any travel documents.
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“The team understands the importance of getting
the foundations in place and is working towards it. In parallel, the team is
exploring advanced applications, such as machine learning and predictive
analytics.”
Dubai RTA developing HD maps of city to support Self-driving Transport Strategy
HD maps are a pre-requisite for Dubai to achieve its goal for 25% of all journeys to be self-driving by 2030. RTA and HERE plan to deploy the latest location technologies in the development of a data infrastructure to support safe, sustainable and efficient autonomous transportation.
China to build intelligent highway in Zhejiang province to ease traffic congestion by 2022
According to China Daily, China has plans to build an intelligent super highway in Zhejiang Province to ease traffic congestion by 2022. The 6-lane new intelligent expressway system will incorporate a monitoring system and a warning system to maintain the safety of vehicles while increasing the average traffic speed.
IMDA Singapore extends automatic login to non-SIM devices for free Wi-Fi service; network to be expanded to 20,000 hotspots by 2020
For login through browser also the process has been streamlined and you only need to enter a mobile number, either local or foreign, to receive an OTP and complete login.