Monday, November 12, 2012

Thai Cop Mannequins - Now with face recognition

Thailand to introduce smarter police manikins for traffic control (FutureGov - Asia)
‘Police Sergeant Cheoy’—Police Manikins whose name means ‘Still’ are widely used and positioned at critical traffic locations in Bangkok as part of an effort to alert and remind road commuters to respect traffic regulation.

The new and smarter version of Police Sergeant Cheoy is equipped with new technology of hidden CCTV network with facial recognition system to detect driver faces, and car identification number more efficiently.
Some good photos of the ‘Smiling Traffic Police’ are here.