World’s first contactless ticket vending machine put into use
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Pub Date:2020-06-15 09:43 Source:Global Times |
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The world's first "contactless" holographic ticket vending machine was
put into use in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui Province on
Thursday, in an attempt to guarantee the safety of passengers by
avoiding cross-infection caused by the coronavirus.
By tapping
the screen projected in the air through interactive holographic display
technology, users can choose which metro station they need to go to and
can pay for it without touching anything.
Contactless technology
has been widely used during the COVID-19 epidemic. "It's a good
opportunity to use the interactive holographic display technology in
fields such as elevators and hospital registration machines to avoid
cross-infection," the deputy general manager, surnamed Zhu, of
Hefei-based Easpeed, the technology's developer, told the Global Times
on Friday. Zhu added that it is still in the initial stages and more
research will be done to improve the technology.
Zhu also said customers need to get used to it as it's a totally new experience.
Hefei
saw the use of "contactless" elevators in March, which were also
developed by Easpeed using the same technology. "I don't need to touch
the buttons to choose which floor I want to go to," a Hefei resident
surnamed Liu told the Global Times on Friday, adding that the new
technology attracted people's attention at a time of heightened hygiene
awareness.
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