Category: metropolitan transportation authority

New York City’s MTA will support Apple Pay in early summer

[ad_1] The odds are that service will be limited in addition to the coverage. The MTA will only support tapping on a per-ride basis until the feature is available across the entire subway and bus systems in late 2020, so you’ll still have to pull out a MetroCard if you use routes that aren’t covered. […]

New York’s first attempt at recognizing drivers’ faces has failed

[ad_1] The problem may be inherent to the early state of facial recognition at these speeds. Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved more than 80 percent accuracy in a study that spotted faces through windshields, but that was at low speed. It might not be ready for someone barrelling down a bridge. Not that privacy advocates […]