Shanghai Introduces First AI-Guided Bus Routes!

Shanghai Introduces First AI-Guided Bus Routes!

In an effort to beat traffic congestion and commuter fatigue, Shanghai has deployed its first bus routes guided by Alibaba's artificial intelligence technology.

Commuters can buy a bus ticket via Alipay, the mobile payments service run by Ant Financial, and then AI algorithms produced by Alibaba crunch the data and generate the number of buses needed and optimal route for the No. 9 service between Songjiang district and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park.

In an effort to beat traffic congestion and commuter fatigue, Shanghai has deployed its first bus routes guided by Alibaba's artificial intelligence technology.

Commuters can buy a bus ticket via Alipay, the mobile payments service run by Ant Financial, and then AI algorithms produced by Alibaba crunch the data and generate the number of buses needed and optimal route for the No. 9 service between Songjiang district and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. Traffic congestion between them during peak hours is extremely heavy.

Shanghai was ranked as the eighth-worst city in China for traffic jams in 2018, according to a ranking compiled by amap.com and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, with a resident's average commuting time calculated at 85.27 minutes per day.

"'The Bus Brain automatically design routes, stations, and the number of buses to put on the road," said Cui Ting Ting, chief operating officer at Deer EV which operates the No 9 service. "Whereas a ride-hailing taxi serves around two to three passengers, the customised bus is a ride-sharing service for 40 people."

The estimated travel time on the No 9 bus service end-to-end is about an hour and a half, faster than the metro, and at a ticket price of 18 yuan it is much cheaper than the average taxi fare of 150 yuan.

China is pushing the adoption of smart city infrastructure as it ramps up competition in AI technology with the US, and in 2017 over 500 cities applied to introduce AI technologies in transport, security and finance, according to Xinhua news.

City Brain helps to coordinate traffic management systems, including traffic lights. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, cities that use these kinds of smart transport systems can reduce commuter travel times by around 15 to 20 per cent on average by 2025.

Source: SCMP/Xinhua news

Editor: Crystal Huang

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