Day: 18. May 2023

Zhuanshang, a “zero-carbon energy demonstration village” in Shanxi

https://english.news.cn/20230508/e39534ab1f844f51ac7a29393c9d0235/c.html At the photovoltaic charging station in Zhuangshang Village, where dozens of agricultural vehicles are parked, farmer Chen Jiuhong is charging his electric tricycle. “A full charge, enabling a drive of 50 km, costs less than 2 yuan (about 29 U.S. cents), just one-fifth of the cost for the conventional diesel-fueled vehicles to drive the same […]

China Sinocar introduces China’s first hydrogen-powered commuter train

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0511/c95952-20017445.html The train has a maximum speed of 160 km/h and an ultra-long range of over 600 km. The streamlined lead car has excellent aerodynamic performance. The dynamic light blue curves evoke the image of an ocean of violent waves, demonstrating the harmony of nature with the powerful motive force of hydrogen energy. The polka-dot […]

Beijing sees self-driving vending cars

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0516/c95952-20019104.html Automated vending cars from China’s Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone have made their way into a subway station in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. Many passengers gathered at the Shuangjing subway station on Line 7 to experience the Xinshi Corporation’s self-driving car. Scanning the 2D barcode on the screen with a cell phone, passengers could […]

Beijing subway introduces “palm print access”

http://j.people.com.cn/n3/2023/0515/c95952-20018667.html Passengers can pass through subway ticket gates by simply holding up their palms, without using a boarding card or 2D barcod. A new ticket gate and several automatic ticket vending machines have been installed at the line’s Caoqiao station. Unlike other ticket vending machines, its screen has an additional option, “Set up boarding by […]

Wide application of “digital humans”

http://en.people.cn/n3/2023/0518/c90000-20020179.html The National Museum of China, together with Chinese tech giant Tencent, has created an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital tour guide that is able to introduce to visitors the 1.4 million antique items collected by the museum. The digital human, Ai Wenwen, can update and enrich its knowledge base through machine learning and thus provide […]

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