SMART CITY
CITY FOCUS | CHONGQING
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Chongqing Grand Theatre CC Photo © Oliver Ren
SMART CITY
In August 2018 , People ’ s Daily Online reported that Hu Xiaoming , President of Alibaba Cloud at the time , announced that Chongqing is set to become the largest smart city in Asia . In Hu ’ s announcement , made at the Computing Conference 2018 in Chongqing , he said that Alibaba would support the city ’ s development and digitisation with its cloud , artificial intelligence ( AI ), Internet of Things ( IoT ) and blockchain technologies . Of the smart features that these technologies are enabling , of particular importance is the smart parking management system powered by both cloud and AI tech . The system revolutionises parking in the city , enabling drivers to locate the nearest available space and pay relevant tolls quickly and seamlessly , cutting congestion .
TechNode reported that , in April 2019 , Chongqing became the host of China ’ s first autonomous police car . Dozens of the vehicles , approximately a sixth of the size of a regular vehicle , patrol areas of the city between 12am and 5am , using LiDAR , 5G , facial
SEPTEMBER 2019