The "City Brain" is a smart transport system set up by Alibaba's cloud computing subsidiary. /Photo via Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba: "City Brain"
The "City Brain", a smart transport system set up by Alibaba's cloud computing subsidiary, was first launched in the company's hometown Hangzhou during its Computing Conference in October 2016.
The purpose of this project is to make the city "think" through AI and cloud computing technologies, and help to optimize public services in real time.
After a year of testing, the Hangzhou-based tech giant unveiled "City Brain 1.0" this October which can control 128 traffic signals remotely to reduce traffic congestion and optimize flow.
Wang Jian, a technical officer from Alibaba, told Xinhua that since the launch of the system in last October, the average speed of cars has increased by 15 percent with congestion times dropping by 9.2 percent during rush hour.
