China's booming tech industry is making life easier for many of the country's motorists.

 

中国蓬勃发展的高新技术产业让国内很多汽车司机的生活变得更轻松。

 

Xinhua News Agency reports that drones are being used to spot traffic violations¹ in Changzhou, a city in Jiangsu Province.

 

Starting in June, drones equipped with high definition cameras have been keeping an eagle eye on motorists on the city's highways. Video of illegal behavior can be recorded and used in police investigations². And police officers can use loudspeakers on the drones to direct traffic remotely in case of an emergency or traffic jam.

 

In cities including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Beijing, and Hangzhou, special sonar cameras have been set up to identify cars using their horns illegally on the city streets.

 

In a similar move, police in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province are trialing cameras that detect the improper³ use of high beam lights, which can be dangerous because they dazzle oncoming drivers.

 

And in Shenzhen, a "smart road" is being developed that will incorporate everything from free Wi-Fi to traffic monitoring managed by Artificial Intelligence.

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