Policewoman becomes first in China to direct traffic with artificial intelligence

A young police officer from Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, has become the first to direct traffic with artificial intelligence, reports chinanews.com.

Photo of 24-year-old police officer Zheng Yijiong, the first in China to direct traffic with artificial intelligence, taken on September 29, 2017 [Photo: VCG]

In June, 24-year-old Zheng Yijiong was chosen to receive two-months of training as to how the "City Brain" project operates in Hangzhou.

The Hangzhou municipal government launched the "City Brain" project with Alibaba and Foxconn Technology in 2016.

Zheng Yijiong, the first police officer in China to direct traffic with artificial intelligence, trains on "City Brain" project with her colleagues in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, September 29, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

Based on the artificial intelligence technology of Ali Cloud, the project can perform real-time traffic predictions with its video and image recognition technologies.

The project has been put into trial operation for three months. This should give police a better idea of where they will need to be to handle the over 500 traffic-related calls they receive every day, 92 percent of which need to be handled with a police officer on-site.

Zheng Yijiong, the first police officer in China to direct traffic with artificial intelligence, stands in front of the "City Brain" display during her training in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, September 29, 2017. [Photo: VCG]

The project is also designed to collect information on transportation infrastructure, as well as public resources such as water supplies.

"City Brain" is ultimately designed to turn Hangzhou into a smart city, with the ability to self-regulate and even interact with human beings at some point.