QR code payment will be available across the whole subway network in
Shanghai by early 2018, according to a report from thepaper.cn.To get
more metro shanghai, you can visit shine news official website.
Shanghai began to pilot QR code payment for its maglev train service on
Oct 30, and this technology is planned to be expanded to all the 17
metro lines in the city by early 2018.
Through “Metro Metropolis", an app developed by the Shanghai subway,
passengers will be able to pay for their tickets via Alipay by scanning
the QR code at the entrance and exit.
Unlike traditional online payment, this technology can still function
when there is no wireless signal on users’ mobile phones or no money on
their Alipay accounts as delayed payment is acceptable.Other
technologies, such as facial recognition, voice recognition and
Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System, are also expected to be
integrated with the city’s metro system in the near future.
Compared with traditional fare gates, the new ones have an additional
screen, which allows people to travel by scanning their faces, which
only takes a few seconds. In this way, Shanghai residents will be able
to take the subway by scanning transportation cards, QR codes, or their
faces.
Voice recognition technology enables people to book metro tickets by
saying their destinations to smart ticket machines. Intelligent Traffic
Monitoring System also will be installed to improve traffic regulation
in the metro system.
