Image Recognition
One of the most innovative form of technology is facial recognition technology which allows the user access to their possessions without the need for a physical key. Recently, the owner of a Chinese electric car by XPeng Motors shared a video on Chinese social media platform Weibo about how his car made him go on all fours in order to verify his identity through facial recognition. “Never in my life would I have expected this,” the car owner wrote. Meanwhile, in the video’s comments, another netizen reposted a photo from a separate post, which also showed an XPeng car owner on all fours next to the wheel. XPeng Motors apologises and promises to improveFollowing the viral Weibo post, XPeng Motors’ user development and service centre released a statement declaring their awareness of the video.