Authorities in the city of Jinhua in Zhejiang have introduced a new service which allows riders to pay for their bus fares through a facial scan, reports local media outlet¹ jhnews.com.

 

金华新闻网报道，金华市政府引入一项新服务，市民可以通过面部识别支付公交车费。
 

 

Passengers need to register through an app provided by the bus company on their smartphone to activate² the face-scanning payment system. Once registered, the onboard camera is able to verify payment through facial recognition in just one second.

 

The pilot service is currently active on two bus lines in Jinhua.

 

Bus company official say the service will also help them with data analysis of passenger flows.

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