In Further Step to Monitor Tibet Region, Chinese Authorities Install Facial Recognition Cameras in Taxis

A screen shows visitors being filmed by AI (artificial intelligence) security cameras with facial recognition technology at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on October 24, 2018. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images

Having perfected facial recognition and AI-enhanced surveillance systems, the Chinese regime is now applying the technology to taxis in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

According to a March 6 report from Tibet News, a Chinese state-run online news site, 200 new taxis were put into operation in Lhasa in February—equipped with real-time video surveillance—before they were assigned to taxi drivers.