Grade A · 18 Oct 2019
Wuhan Municipal Development & Reform Commission
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
Wuhan Tianhe
Face-recognition ID checks and boarding at Wuhan Tianhe
Current reported state
Deployed · limited scope
On 19 June 2018 Wuhan Tianhe brought face-recognition assisted ID checks into service across more than 130 security terminals and over 90 boarding gates, SASAC said on 25 June 2018. On 22 June it caught its first case of a borrowed ID, at 15.67% similarity.
In October 2019 the airport showed 5G plus face recognition one-face pass and AR-glasses identification, the Wuhan DRC said on 18 October 2019.
By March 2021, 14 gates offered face boarding, used by over 80% of passengers, and security lanes took 5 to 10 seconds per person, CNHubei reported on 11 March 2021.
What supports the record?
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Grade A · 25 Jun 2018
SASAC: Wuhan Tianhe airport launches face-recognition security screening
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
Grade B · 11 Mar 2021
CNHubei: full self-service face boarding at Wuhan Tianhe
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
Grade B · 25 Jun 2018
Leiphone (雷锋网)
Supports the reported status: Deployed · limited scope.
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