Train drivers union GDL resolves industrial action at the railway

Status: 23.06.2021 12:54 p.m.

With the beginning of the summer holidays in some federal states, rail passengers have to be prepared for strikes. The train drivers’ union GDL decided a labor dispute. The GDL intends to announce tomorrow exactly how it should look. At Deutsche Bahn, train driver strikes in the middle of the holiday season are getting closer. The union of German locomotive drivers (GDL) decided on concrete industrial action after failed negotiations with the employers’ association Move. GDL boss Claus Weselsky will not announce the exact scope and time of possible work stoppages until Thursday at a press conference in Berlin. According to the GDL, the corresponding committee resolutions are available. A railway spokeswoman asked the union to return to the negotiating table. There are well-founded offers for more wages and additional protection against dismissal on the table, about which the GDL top has so far refused serious negotiations.

First warning strike since December 2018

Immediately before the start of the school holidays in several federal states, the union is increasing the pressure on the management of the railway. The GDL declared the negotiations to have failed last Tuesday. It is the first warning strike on the railways since December 2018, when the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called on its members to take part in a labor dispute. Both unions are fighting with each other for influence in the state company. The EVG had already reached a collective agreement last autumn. From the beginning of 2022, employees will receive 1.5 percent more money – little compared to collective bargaining rounds in better times. Compulsory redundancies are excluded until the end of 2023.

GDL wants more

The GDL wants to get more out of money and working hours. Both sides had moved somewhat towards each other before the failure of the negotiations. Based on the collective bargaining agreement for the public service, the GDL is calling for an income increase of 1.4 percent plus a corona bonus this year and a further 1.8 percent next year. The employees deserved more than compensation for the price increase, argues Weselsky.

According to its own statements, Deutsche Bahn had proposed increases in incomes as in the public sector, but in relation to the airport sector. An “emergency collective agreement” had been concluded for airports because of the slump in traffic. The 1.4 percent increase in income there will only be in October 2022, the other 1.8 percent not until April 2023. Employers will also have the option of reducing working hours by six percent in 2022. The level of the collective agreement for the public service is to be reached in October 2023

A Chongqing driver broke the news: Recently, many Didi drivers have received warnings of punishment for engaging in online car-hailing operations without authorization. Those who received the information were fined a minimum of 10,000 yuan.

Judging from the text messages sent by the fined drivers, the general idea is: if a motor vehicle conducts business activities on the Didi platform without obtaining a business license, it engages in online car-hailing business activities without authorization. It must be processed within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notification, including the order number. It’s all clearly stated.

Most of the drivers who received punishment reminders were drivers who did not have “double certificates”, and someone broke the news that they had ran the car in February. They have not ran through so far, and they have also received information; some drivers have also received more than one fine information. . Judging from the current situation, there are about 10 WeChat QQ groups formed by the drivers after receiving the notice, with the number of each group ranging from 200 to 500, and at least several thousand drivers have received text messages.

Not only in Chongqing, Ma’anshan driver Li Cheng (pseudonym) registered for online car-hailing business for just 3 days. He was impounded for engaging in online car-hailing business activities without a license and faced a fine of 10,000 yuan.

In more than a month, there were 11 online ride-hailing drivers in Ma’anshan City who were known to face the same situation as him. Do not “dual certificate” when registering, and the sports car said it violated the regulations? In recent years, the rise of online car-hailing has brought a lot of convenience to travel. The services of various platforms such as Didi, T3, and Cao Cao have even become the main means of transportation for many people to go to work, and they have also attracted many drivers to stop by. But what puzzles these drivers is that the online car-hailing platform does not require the driver to provide “dual certificates” (“Online Booking Taxi Car Transport Certificate” and “Online Booking Taxi Driver Certificate”) to register normally during registration. At the time of dispatch, there was no indication that the lack of dual certificates was an “illegal operation”, which caused most drivers to be found out of violation after being investigated. Liang Bing of Ma’anshan registered as an online ride-hailing driver on the Didi platform at the end of 2020. He said that after the registration was successful, the platform had prompted that his “online ride-hailing driver certificate” had failed the review, but the platform gave it more than half a year. The “compliance grace period” requires him to apply for uploading an “online car-hailing driver’s license” before June 4, 2021, otherwise “the dispatch of orders will be restricted.” This reminder Liang Bing didn’t take it to heart, “Because I don’t know what my income is, and I don’t plan to run for a long time. Since there is a grace period, I can run and watch first, but I won’t do it.” Liang Bing said, the platform only reminded that it was not uploaded. “Online car hire driver’s license” will affect the dispatch of orders, and there is no notification of the risk of car detention and fines after being investigated. At the time of investigation, the platform showed that Liang Bing still had a 71-day compliance grace period. “If you know I’ll be fined on the road and I won’t run. I made more than 5,000 in three months, and a fine was 10,000. Isn’t this a pitted driver?” When Liang Bing was investigated, the platform showed that there was still a 71-day grace period for compliance Liang Bing also contacted the driver’s hotline of the Didi platform many times, and at the same time reported the situation of the vehicle being investigated on the driver’s platform, but no one has contacted him for resolution. “During the promotion, the platform only said that the registration is simple, the income is high, and it didn’t say what certification is needed. We thought it was legal to be able to take the order.” The driver Li Cheng said that after being investigated, the drivers went to Didi, Ma’anshan together. The outlets asked for an explanation, but it was not resolved. In order not to affect the use of the car, most drivers have paid their own fines. Operating online car-hailing without “dual certificates” will result in a fine of 10,000-30,000 In recent years, with the rapid growth of the online car-hailing market, relevant departments such as the Ministry of Transport have been introducing and adjusting relevant policies. The editor learned that as early as July 2016, seven ministries and commissions including the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued the “Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Taxi Booking Service”. To obtain the “Online Reservation Taxi Transport Permit”, the driver who provides services needs to obtain the “Online Appointment Taxi Driver Permit”, referred to as “Double Pass”. In accordance with the above regulations, if anyone engages in online car-hailing business activities without obtaining a business license or in disguised form, the taxi administrative department at or above the county level will order corrections, give a warning, and impose a fine of 10,000 yuan up to 30,000 yuan, which constitutes a crime. , Investigate criminal responsibility in accordance with the law. This regulation will come into effect on November 1, 2016. According to The Paper, the comprehensive transportation administration departments in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou and many other places have stated that the operation of online car-hailing requires “double certificates”, and illegal operations will face the risk of vehicle detention and fines. Driver registration on multiple online car-hailing platforms does not require “double certificates” Although relevant departments made clear regulations on the “dual certificates” for online car-hailing in 2016, some reporters investigated multiple online car-hailing platforms such as Didi Chuxing, Shouqi Chuxing, Cao Cao Chuxing, Ruqi Chuxing, etc., and found In the “driver joining conditions” and “registration information”, there is no mandatory requirement for the “dual certificate”, and some platforms do not even provide risk warnings for the “dual certificate”. in Didi Travel Platform , To register as an online ride-hailing driver only needs to provide four materials: ID card, driver’s license, driving license, and vehicle photo. In the “conditions for joining Didi’s online ride-hailing”, only the age of the driver, the type of driving and the crime Records, license plates, vehicle age, etc. are stipulated, and online ride-hailing drivers are not required to have “dual certificates.” Didi Chuxing does not require “dual certificates” for driver registration, nor does it indicate the risk of undocumented in Shouqi car-hailing driver app Regarding the driver’s joining conditions and vehicle joining conditions, there is no provision or reminder for the “dual certificate”. After the driver meets the basic age, driving experience and other conditions, he only needs to provide his ID card, driver’s license, driving license, and vehicle photo to register. Go through. Shouqi car-hailing drivers did not require “dual certificates” in joining While in Cao Cao Travel On the Cao Cao franchise driver app under its banner, among the materials required for registration of car owners, “Online Car-hailing Practitioner Qualification Certificate” and “Online Car-hailing Transport Permit” are displayed as “optional” status. Drivers can still register normally even if they do not have “dual certificates” ,Orders. In Cao Cao’s driver joining, “dual certificate” is an “optional” option Ruqi travel At present, the channel for special car drivers to join has been stopped, and only the owners of downwind cars are allowed to join. According to the customer service staff of the platform, the platform does not have a “double certificate” requirement for Shunfeng drivers to join. Drivers upload ID cards and other certificates as required on the APP, and they can accept orders after review. If the driver is investigated and punished by the law enforcement agency for being undocumented, he must resolve it by himself. Who gives the drivers an explanation? Now many people have reported the situation to the online car-hailing customer service, but have not received a specific response, and how to deal with it has not been determined. And this large-scale driver has been fined. What responsibilities does the ride-hailing platform bear in this? Why do the relevant departments only fine the drivers and let Didi leave it alone? Has the online car-hailing platform obtained operating permits in the relevant cities? Has the relevant department publicized it? The platform knows that there is no license and the document is illegal, why does it send the driver back to the driver? For most drivers who make a living, the fined money is not a small amount for many people. I hope the platform and society can give them an explanation. Do you have any friends who run online car-hailing? Has anyone received this penalty text message?

Produced | Sohu Technology

Author | Song Wanxin

On May 17, the 2021 Sohu Technology 5G&AI Summit was grandly held in Beijing.Peng Chengjin, co-founder and chief system architect of Uisee Technology, as a guest, published the title “AI Reshapes Future Travel and Logistics-“AI Driver” Empowers Full-Scenario Autonomous Driving Landing” Keynote speech.

After the speech, he accepted an exclusive interview with Sohu Technology, and gave detailed answers to the characteristics of Uisee’s autonomous driving technology, the landing case of airport scenes, and the practice of more subdivided scenes.

Peng Chengjin pointed out that Uisee Technology advocates a “really unmanned, all-weather, all-scenario” unmanned driving platform in the field of autonomous driving, and “delivers AI drivers to the entire industry to empower a new ecology of travel and logistics.”

In 2019, Uisee Technology and Hong Kong International Airport officially launched “unmanned logistics” operations, deploying multiple unmanned logistics vehicles to achieve end-to-end cargo transportation trial operations in the airport, and autonomous driving routes covering ground, underground, indoors, and tunnels And other complex environments.

At the beginning of this year, the landing process was further advanced. Hong Kong International Airport announced in January that all luggage trailers that walk through the airport’s Haitian Passenger Terminal will be replaced by unmanned logistics vehicles in the first quarter of this year, completely replacing traditional human-driven trailers to transport passengers’ luggage at the Haitian Passenger Terminal.

Uisee Technology has successively cooperated with many international airports at home and abroad, becoming the first unmanned driving company in China and even the world to build an unmanned intelligent airport.

“In airports, the challenge of unmanned driving is very big. The first is safety. Because of the contact with the aircraft, the safety requirements are very high. Second, in addition to the requirements for safety, the airport has requirements for efficiency. It is also very high, because this flight is managed strictly according to time. Especially the Hong Kong Airport is very dense and the place is very small. The third is the environment. The Hong Kong Airport is reclaimed from the sea, and it is an environment that depends on the sea. Typhoons, heavy rains, high temperatures, and smog put great pressure on the technology itself, the quality of unmanned vehicle products, and operations.”

Peng Chengjin told Sohu Technology that after more than 500 days of operation, the above three difficulties have been basically overcome.

In response to the current car building boom, Peng Chengcheng believes that it is precisely because everyone has seen that smart driving has entered the second half, autonomous driving companies have solved the technology, products and the first batch of large-scale commercialization, so that the entire industry can see the development of smart driving. The outbreak has arrived, so so many companies have begun to join the manufacturing of intelligent driving vehicles, which in itself is an affirmation of the past exploration of autonomous driving.

The following is a concise compilation of the interview record:

Sohu Technology: First, you can briefly introduce to the netizens of Sohu the main work you are responsible for at Uisee Technology, as well as the technical characteristics of Uisee.

Peng Jincheng: I am mainly responsible for technology research and development and some construction of unmanned driving platforms at Uisee. At present, I am focusing on making unmanned driving algorithms and systems better, smarter, and safer. We call it a truly unmanned, all-weather, all-scenario driverless platform, and deliver “AI drivers” to the entire industry to empower a new ecology of travel and logistics.

Sohu Technology: The cooperation between Uisee Technology and Hong Kong International Airport is a well-known case in the industry. At the beginning of this year, it was reported that the unmanned logistics vehicle jointly developed by the two parties has also begun to operate. It can be seen that the use of unmanned vehicles in the airport has gradually increased. What are the difficulties in landing the airport scene? In terms of technology, how did Uisee achieve the first breakthrough in the industry?

Peng Jincheng: Around December 2019, we started to do normal unmanned operations in the airport. In the beginning, there were a few vehicles, but now there are dozens of them. Especially during the epidemic period last year, the airport scene saw the advantages of unmanned vehicles, and its deployment and application were greatly promoted.

In the airport, the challenge of unmanned driving is very big. The first is safety. Because of the contact with the aircraft, the safety requirements are very high. Just now I also introduced that in the airport unmanned vehicle, in addition to the safety and redundancy of the unmanned driving system, we have also created a system for “de-safety officer”, and even provided another set of scenarios for the airport. The intelligent system that monitors the environment, avoids aircraft and vehicles, and maintains a certain distance, guarantees the safety of unmanned vehicles in the airport and the safety of the apron area.

Second, in addition to the safety requirements of the airport, it actually has very high requirements for efficiency, because this flight is managed strictly according to time, especially the entire flight at Hong Kong Airport is very dense and the place is still small, so The efficiency requirements are very high. It is required that the unmanned vehicle must complete the service within a few minutes, and this cannot be exceeded. More than one time is equivalent to a record. In terms of efficiency, we also need to ensure that our unmanned vehicles cannot stop there if something goes wrong. You must ensure that it can operate at all times. If it goes wrong, there must be other ways to continue to provide services.

The third is the environment. The Hong Kong Airport is reclaimed from the sea. It is an environment that relies on the sea. Typhoons, heavy rains, high temperatures, and smog put great pressure on the technology itself, the quality of unmanned vehicle products, and operations. Basically, after more than 500 days of operation, we have overcome these three difficulties.

Sohu Technology: What other segmentation scenarios is Uisee still working on? How is it laid out? Which applications are the focus of investment?

Peng Jincheng: We are currently working hard in many industries. We are AI drivers in all scenarios. We provide AI driving services. In addition to airports, we have more than 100 unmanned vehicles in the world’s most modern factory. Normalized operation of AI drivers. In addition to public transportation, unmanned buses, RoboTaxi, passenger vehicles and unmanned delivery, we are also working hard. Our goal is to apply full-scenario AI drivers in addition to these so-called specific The scenes also include various open scenes.

Sohu Technology: In 2018, you expect that it will take 3-5 years for the cost of driverless vehicles to fall to the point that they can be commercialized on a large scale. Looking at it now, has this progress been achieved?

Peng Progress: In 2018, it seems that the judgment is still a little conservative. In fact, everyone is now talking about the second half of driverless driving. The first half is mainly about technical products and whether it can explore real business. The landing value has been proven in the second half.

We have already started to use unmanned driving technology on a large scale last year, and there are many applications in many scenarios. By this year, with the advancement of technology, especially the cost of lidar, a key component in unmanned driving, its cost has dropped very fast. At that time 3 years ago, it was tens of thousands of dollars, and now there are thousands of dollars. Lidar can be selected. In three years, hundreds of dollars will be available, which will greatly promote the industrialization of unmanned driving, lower its threshold and promote its arrival.

Sohu Technology: Autonomous driving technology manufacturers like Baidu have also started to build cars. What do you think of the current car building boom? Does Yushi have a plan to build a car?

Peng Progress: It is precisely because everyone has seen that smart driving has entered the second half, we have solved these difficulties with technology, products and the first batch of large-scale commercialization, allowing the entire industry to see the arrival of smart driving. That’s why so many companies have begun to join the manufacturing of smart driving cars. In itself, our past work and our persistence are an affirmation.

Secondly, we still stick to our point of view. We don’t build cars. We only provide AI drivers. We work with other car-making companies in the whole industry. As we enter the second half, the industry begins to gradually integrate. The point of view is who is good at Do what you do. In the end, only in this way can the future of intelligent driving come faster.

When I arrived in Tibet, I felt the pressure and pressure of going to Nyingchi to see the peach blossoms. The most obvious is the tension and price increase of accommodation. Not only are prices in Bomi and Suosong villages soaring now, but the general standard rooms have reached 1,000 yuan, which is just a matter of course along the way. The prices of hotels in Wuhu, Linzhi and even Lhasa have all increased.

There are also a lot of vehicles on line 318, self-driving tours, group tours, and all kinds of tours are coming out anyway, and the most are photographers with cameras behind them. Isn’t it also for taking photos of peach blossoms when you go to Linzhi to see peach blossoms? But the team leader, Old Xu, was always worried. He said yesterday that he looked at Line 318 and there were few vehicles on the opposite side. However, the area was snowing the previous day. I was afraid that the roads of Dongda Mountain would be blocked. I don’t know if it could be opened in the morning. After breakfast, there was already a long queue of vehicles in front of the hotel. They just waited for the front to let them go. Old Xu inquired and said: There is no problem. You can let them go before nine o’clock, but you must have snow chains, otherwise you won’t be able to go up Dongda Mountain. 1. Linzhi is so hot this year! The helicopters are here! On the headline, Luo Hong also came to Tibet to take photos of peach blossoms. On the way, I saw a Hollyland helicopter, saying it was transported from Kunming to Linzhi. Isn’t this close? Regarding Mr. Luo Hong’s obsession with photography, he took some photos of animals in Africa more than ten years ago. According to the information, he rented a helicopter and took photos from above. Now that there is an aerial camera, these are not difficult. But the plane arrived, which is really bullish! Guess how much the shipping cost for this trip? 2. You must be cautious when using aircraft in Tibet, as some places cannot fly. While I was waiting, I saw a soldier coming over with an aerial photographing “aircraft” and asked if it was possible to take aerial photographs here. The answer was that there were troops stationed and photographing was not allowed. And this plane was just “captured”. Someone might not understand the situation and took off rashly, and was arrested. Sure enough, a young man followed in frustration and asked where the soldiers had gone. He said that he didn’t know that he was not allowed to fly here, and he was bored while waiting for passage, so he wanted to use the plane to see the situation ahead. Fortunately, he wanted the plane back later. In fact, there are still many no-fly zones in Tibet. You must be cautious when shooting with aircraft! 3. Going into Tibet along Route 318 and crossing the pass of Dongda Mountain was delayed for almost two hours. Dongda Mountain encountered traffic jams. The cause of the traffic jams was that it snowed a few days ago, the mountains were frozen, and the roads were particularly slippery. Dongda Mountain is located in Zuogong County, Tibet. The pass is 5130 meters above sea level. It is the highest place we have traveled during this time. Due to the high altitude and cold weather, the body here is covered with snow and the road becomes a snowy road. If he would leave, the truck didn’t dare to leave at all. When passing the checkpoint, the police warned one by one to prepare snow chains and install them before going up the mountain, but many people didn’t take it seriously, but they didn’t dare to leave when they got to the top. They stopped and installed them immediately, and didn’t even lean on the side. It seriously affected the passage of cars behind. I don’t understand ice and snow roads, I don’t know how to open ice and snow roads, and I don’t follow the rules and add sills indiscriminately. These are the direct reasons for the congestion. In the end, I don’t walk fast and mess around… It makes people sigh and heartache. When can Chinese people learn to be disciplined and modest? It is convenient for others to make it convenient for yourself, artificial chaos, obstacles to each other, it shouldn’t be… 4. The best thing to see on the way is the 72 turn and the 318 line sign The most beautiful scenery along this road, except Dongda Mountain to see the snow, is the 72 turn of Yela Mountain, which is beautiful and exciting. Turn 72 is the Yela Mountain Panshan Highway that leads to Route 318 to Basu Line. It is 4618 meters above sea level and about 16 kilometers long. Due to the twists and turns of the road, it is called the “Ninety-Nine Turns Back” and Yela. Mountain “108 turns”, “Sichuan-Tibet 99 bends” and so on. I have walked this road twice. I set off for Lhasa in 2013. It was the same direction as this time. At that time, it was still a dirt road. After taking a few photos, I started going down the mountain. It didn’t feel great all the way. In 2019, I drove from the new Tibet line, and went retrograde 318. I went out of Tibet. When I got here, I was actually climbing up the mountain. It seemed that I couldn’t finish walking. When I reached the top of the mountain, I realized that it was turn 72! If you go from the bottom up and turn 72, the direct altitude of the climb is more than one thousand meters… Although this road is very challenging, it is fortunate for people entering Tibet, because it is completely downhill, directly descending to 3100 meters above sea level. For those who ride, hike, and even push trolleys to broadcast live, it’s time to What a pleasant “slide”! For those who come to Tibet, whether driving or cycling, Yela Mountain is a pleasant one. On the contrary, if you leave Tibet and walk here, it will be a little difficult. 5. Found a shooting spot, but unfortunately the lake has not melted, and the reflection of the snow-capped mountains cannot be photographed. Due to the congestion of Dongda Mountain, more than two hours were wasted, so we missed the time to take pictures at Ranwu Lake. The car drove fast along the way, but it still couldn’t arrive as planned. Seeing the sun gradually sink, we are still far away from our destination. In the end, I had to find a lake before sunset and parked on the side of the road, but there was a lot of ice on the lake, and I couldn’t take a reflection. 6. Along the G318 line to see the snow and clouds all the way to Ranwu Lake When I arrived at Ranwu Lake, I slept the most in the past few days. The altitude is 3900 meters. It is a bit difficult to carry luggage to climb the third floor. Unexpectedly, the accommodation here is also tense. Fortunately, I booked the hotel in advance (300 yuan for a standard room). When I checked in, someone came to look for a room. It has risen to 450 yuan. The only room left was that someone else got the wrong date and canceled the reservation. People move in “luck”. The boss said that it was sunny after three or four days of rain and snow, and it must be fine tomorrow… The accommodation is in good condition, but the room is very cold and there is no air-conditioning (central air-conditioning cannot be used due to the shortage of electricity). Fortunately, there is an electric mattress to warm it up. But the altitude of 3900 meters here is still a test for those who go to the plateau!

Deutsche Bahn Train drivers announce strike

Status: 08.06.2021 1:43 p.m.

The collective bargaining has failed, the labor dispute is a done deal: The German Engine Drivers Union wants to call for a strike at Deutsche Bahn. A date is not yet known. Deutsche Bahn customers have to be prepared for strikes. The union of German locomotive drivers (GDL) declared its collective bargaining negotiations with the company to have failed and decided to take industrial action. The union has not yet announced a date. It also left open which areas of the company could be affected. The fourth round of negotiations between employers and employees also failed to bring an agreement on Monday. “We wanted to negotiate and reach an agreement, but DB refused again,” said union leader Claus Weselsky. He accused the railway of wanting to worsen the working conditions of the train crew and of lying in statements to the contrary.

First strike since December 2018

In the event of a strike, it would be the first at Deutsche Bahn since December 2018, when the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) called on its members to take part in a labor dispute. The last wave of strikes by the GDL was six years ago. The railway had already seen the escalation coming after the unsuccessful conversation in Berlin. After the meeting, Chief Human Resources Officer Martin Seiler criticized that the union aimed at confrontation at all costs. The GDL consciously accept damage for customers. The group is still ready to talk.

According to the railway, the union is not ready to talk

According to its own statements, the railway proposed a collective bargaining agreement on Monday that would have brought employees increased incomes, as in the public sector in the airport sector. However, the union refused to talk about leeway and solutions. You insist on significantly higher demands. The contracting parties in the public service agreed in autumn on wage and salary increases of 3.2 percent over a period of 28 months. Due to the slump in traffic, however, special rules apply at airports with delayed tariff increases, reduced working hours and a suspension of performance-related pay.

Deutsche Bahn announced at an inopportune time

The labor dispute hits not only the customers, but also the financially troubled company at an inopportune moment. After the relaxation of the corona rules, the state-owned company’s business is picking up speed again. In regional traffic you drive the full range, in long-distance traffic almost 100 percent, said Seiler. “Bookings are picking up again, that’s nice.” It is all the more important that the GDL make its contribution in solidarity. In September, the railway had put together a tariff package with its largest union, the railway and transport union. From the beginning of 2022, employees will receive 1.5 percent more money. No redundancies for operational reasons are possible until the end of 2023. In previous collective bargaining rounds, the almost 215,000 Deutsche Bahn employees were able to look forward to some significantly higher increases in income. The GDL refused to take part in the negotiations. An arbitration in autumn failed. After the wage agreement expired at the end of February, the new round of negotiations began.

In this regard, Didi released a relevant statement tonight. Didi restored what happened: On April 13, the Shenzhen Express driver, Master Zhang, grabbed the passenger’s express order booked through an enterprise-level account. The scheduled departure time was 8 am on the 14th. On the 14th, Master Zhang departed from home to pick up the passengers. The driving distance was 36.5 kilometers. He arrived at the passenger’s departure point at 7:39 am and waited for the passengers from 38 minutes to 8:17. The passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help carry the luggage. While waiting for passengers, Master Zhang sent multiple messages to passengers through the Didi App.8 calls made , One time at 7:55, the passenger asked the driver to drive into the hotel, one time at 7:58, the driver and the passenger negotiated to change the pick-up time to 8:10, and the other 6 calls were missed by the passengers. According to the rules of the platform, the cancellation fee of this order is 21 yuan after the passenger is late and the passenger has to pay the cancellation fee immediately and give the full amount to the driver. Regarding carrying luggage for passengers, although the platform rules do not have uniform mandatory requirements for express drivers, we hope to provide passengers with better services. We hope that the masters will take the initiative when encountering large luggage, and we recommend that passengers take the initiative when they need help Ask the driver for help. In actual situations, many driver masters do take the initiative to help when they see passengers carrying suitcases. In addition, Master Zhang mentioned that after arriving at the pick-up location, he had “argued with the security three times” while waiting for the passengers. We put ourselves here and thought about this issue from the perspective of Master Zhang. It may be that Master Zhang stayed near the hotel entrance for a long time while waiting for passengers, which affected the work of security. Here we also apologize on behalf of Master Zhang. We also call on the drivers and masters to abide by the traffic rules and not to park randomly. At the same time, we appeal to the whole society that sometimes the driver masters may temporarily occupy parking lot or roadside resources while waiting for passengers. Please give us some tolerance and convenience. We have contacted Master Zhang, and considering that Master Zhang has a long empty distance, we will provide Master Zhang with relevant subsidies. At the same time, I also talked with Master Zhang. Although we understand that Master Zhang is very wronged and angry, we did not provide good car service to passengers this time. In addition, the appointment order is not dispatched, and the driver voluntarily grabs the order. Therefore, the driver has a long distance to pick up and drive, and the passengers do not know it beforehand. At present, this incident has received widespread attention from all walks of life, and it has also caused some trouble to passengers. At present, the platform has received complaints from the driver from the passenger entering the customer service line, saying that he was insulted by the driver and asking the platform to punish the driver. We have informed and warned Master Zhang not to insult passengers or disseminate users’ personal information without authorization. According to the platform rules, Later, Master Zhang will be given corresponding education and punishment. Didi emphasized that when going out, safety is the first priority and kindness is the most important thing. We call on everyone to respect each other, tolerate each other, and be convenient for others. We will also continue to work hard to prevent any side of the driver from being wronged, and continue to improve the fairness and reasonableness of the platform rules. You are also welcome to provide feedback and suggestions.

Illustration. From the beginning of May 2021 up to now, due to the large-scale outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, Ninh Binh province has announced to suspend the reception of guests at tourist sites and attractions in the province to prevent the epidemic. So 100% of boat drivers here become unemployed. Since the return of the Covid-19 epidemic, foreign tourists have not come to Vietnam for tourism, and domestic visitors have decreased. Most of the laborers working as boat drivers at Trang An eco-tourism area and Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist area (Ninh Binh) sometimes only get one trip a month. That situation made the boatmen “cry” because their income decreased due to the absence of passengers. A boatman at Trang An boat station said that since the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex came into operation, it has brought jobs and stable income for thousands of locals living around the heritage area. Trang An has long been a famous tourist destination of Ninh Binh, recognized by Unesco as a natural heritage and a world cultural heritage. The scenery here is made up of winding rivers flowing through limestone mountains, creating countless magical and mysterious natural caves that attract visitors. To explore Trang An, visitors will be sitting on a boat to admire the surrounding mountain nature. If in the past, there were cases in this tourist area, the whole family worked as a boat driver. Average income is 400,000-600,000 VND/day. Although the work is hard, in return for the high income, the family’s economy is getting better and better. Employees feel more secure, more attached to the job. But in the past two years, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, tourists have dropped sharply, so income is not enough to cover life. In particular, from the beginning of May, the resort temporarily stopped accepting guests, making the life of the already difficult ferrymen even more difficult. They have to find another job to earn their daily income. Similar to Trang An eco-tourism area, Tam Coc – Bich Dong is a familiar destination that tourists definitely cannot ignore when coming to Ninh Binh. Visiting Tam Coc, visitors will be sitting on a boat, down the poetic Ngo Dong river watching the overlapping mountains and iridescent golden rice fields. Ms. Chu Thi Mo, who works as a ferry driver in Tam Coc, confided: Before, there were 6 to 8 trips a month with many tourists, 200,000 VND each. On holidays and Tet, the number of trips increases much more. But since the Covid-19 epidemic, the absence of customers is considered a loss of revenue. Strictly following the direction of the province, to temporarily close to carry out epidemic prevention work, it is estimated that at Trang An eco-tourism area and Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist area (Ninh Binh), thousands of boatmen have to quit. Without customers, these people have to turn to other occupations to earn a living. According to statistics, at Trang An eco-tourism area and Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist area, there are more than 3,000 people working as boat drivers. Most of them are locals. The boatmen here range in age from 18 to 60 years old. A longtime boat driver shared: “Without guests, many people are not interested in boating. They will look for jobs in garment companies, leather shoes, stone handicrafts, etc. to earn extra income. However, these companies only hire young people, and older people will not be recruited.” Thus, there will be a large number of people working as boatmen who “don’t know where to go”. According to a representative of Xuan Truong construction company, which invests and manages the two tourist resorts above, in order to reduce difficulties for workers, in 2020, the business has supported more than 3,000 ferry workers here every year. person 3 months salary. Currently, the enterprise is planning to continue to support these workers to help them overcome the immediate difficulties.

The Southern Metropolitan reporter learned from the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Transport that on the evening of April 22, the Ministry of Transport issued a document requesting that the recent problems in the administrative law enforcement in the field of freight transportation be eliminated, and truck drivers should be fined and charged, and that truck drivers and other practitioners should be taken care of. For the handling of complaints, it is necessary to unblock complaint handling channels, improve the working environment of truck drivers, and resolutely promote the resolution of outstanding problems that have long plagued the development of the industry.

According to the WeChat official account of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Transport recently held a meeting to further study and deploy work such as regulating administrative law enforcement in the field of road freight transportation and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of truck drivers. Minister Li Xiaopeng emphasized that it is necessary to coordinate development and safety, adhere to problem orientation, standardize administrative law enforcement, optimize the working environment, improve service levels, pay close attention to problem rectification, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of practitioners, and strive to promote the sustained, healthy and stable development of the road freight industry.

The Southern Metropolis reporter noted that the Ministry of Transport also mentioned the recent problems in the administrative law enforcement in the field of freight transportation, demanding to improve the working environment of truck drivers and unblock complaint handling channels.

The meeting emphasized that in response to the recent problems in administrative law enforcement in the freight field, the transportation authorities at all levels should adhere to the combination of near and far, address both symptoms and root causes, implement systematic rectification, and fundamentally solve outstanding problems in the stable development of the road freight industry.

The meeting requested that we must be determined to improve the working environment of truck drivers, improve the parking environment of truck drivers, unblock complaint handling channels, give full play to the role of the “12328” transportation service supervision telephone, and earnestly handle the complaints of truck drivers and other practitioners.

The meeting emphasized that it is necessary to effectively improve the standardization of administrative law enforcement, resolutely put an end to arbitrary fines and charges, escrow with fines, strictly prohibit rough law enforcement, excessive law enforcement, profit-seeking law enforcement, selective law enforcement and other issues, and improve the dynamic monitoring system of road transport vehicles.

According to previous reports from relevant authorities in Tangshan City, on April 5, Jin Deqiang drove a truck into the guard box of Jiangjiaying Zhichao Station in Fengrun District for joint inspection by road police. Law enforcement officers found that the truck’s Beidou positioning system was not operating online and was suspected of violating relevant road transportation laws and regulations, and guided the vehicle to the Zhichao Station for suspension in accordance with the law, and informed Jin Deqiang to go to the Zhichao Station License Office for further verification. Jin Deqiang did not go to the license room for verification immediately, but left the scene on his own. After investigation, it was discovered that he went to a nearby supply and marketing agency to buy pesticides, and returned to the Supermarket Control Station to consult the illegal behavior penalty standard at the license office window. According to the “Hebei Province Road Transport Regulations”, the staff told him that similar illegal cases were fined 2,000 yuan after verification.

The report stated that during the consultation period, punishment has not been implemented, neither party has excessive words or deeds, nor has any verbal or physical conflicts occurred. Without warning, he took out the pre-purchased pesticide from his pants pocket and drank it quickly. When the staff of the license office discovered that the unknown liquid that Jin Deqiang drank was pesticide, they called the police and dialed the emergency number 120. The people present immediately rushed him to the hospital, where the hospital tried its best to rescue him, but the treatment failed.

After the incident, Tangshan City immediately formed a joint investigation team, combined with the clinical diagnosis of the hospital, the public security agency determined that Jin Deqiang committed suicide by taking large doses of pesticides, and his family had no objection to this. After the incident, the relevant departments of Tangshan City assisted the family in handling the aftermath in a timely manner.

Written by: Southern Metropolis reporter Huang Chibo

Near Rotonda Square, tourists from all over the world are full of weaving

A variety of transportation tools add a different style to the square. We are also grateful to Intermediate International Corporation IAA8008 for getting me an international driver’s license before I can rent a car and go back and forth. It also has both ends, and I can use it every time I go abroad.

On Piazza Rotonda in the center of Rome, the Pantheon echoes the Egyptian obelisk on the fountain in the square.

The Pantheon is the only fully preserved building from the Roman Empire period and is the best footnote to the Eternal City of Rome

Since its completion, the Pantheon has been hailed as a “Roman spectacle, and Renaissance art master Michelangelo praised it as an “angel design.”

The seven niches in the Pantheon enshrine the heaven and earth of Rome, the god of war, and the resting place of Raphael, one of the “Three Masters of Renaissance Art”, and the father of the Italian founding father.

The Trevi Fountain, a famous landmark in Rome, located in the Trevi district, was designed by Nicola Salvi; it took 30 years to build. It is the largest Baroque city fountain in Rome and one of the most famous fountains in the world.

The Trevi Fountain is full of tourists every day, and citizens and tourists usually toss three coins to make a wish at the Trevi Fountain, commonly known as the Trevi Fountain.

The Trevi Fountain serves as the wall of the Bolly Palace, integrating fountains, palaces and sculptures. It’s magnificent and amazing! At the top is the triple church crown supported by two angels and the double key of St. Peter.

The Trevi Fountain is the end of the Virgin Aqueduct Bridge of the Roman Aqueduct. The spring water pouring from the fountain under the sea reef, the pool is clear and inviting; viewers are eager for it.

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According to news on April 15, recently, “Shenzhen online car-hailing drivers were cancelled after waiting half an hour to pick up passengers.” The incident caused heated discussions among netizens. It is understood that the driver of Didi drove 36.5 kilometers to the position of the female passenger and waited for the passenger at the designated place for about half an hour, but the passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help put the luggage.

In this regard, Didi released a relevant statement tonight:

On April 13, the Shenzhen Express driver Master Zhang grabbed the passenger’s express order booked by the enterprise-level account. The scheduled departure time was 8 am on the 14th. On the 14th, Master Zhang set off from home to pick up the passengers. The driving distance was 36.5 kilometers. He arrived at the passenger departure point at 7:39 am and waited for the passengers from 38 minutes to 8:17. The passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help carry the luggage.

While waiting for the passengers, Master Zhang sent multiple messages to the passengers through the Didi App. 8 calls were made, one of which was connected at 7:55. The passenger asked the driver to drive into the hotel, and the call was connected once at 7:58. The driver and the passenger negotiated to change the pick-up time to 8:10, and the other 6 calls The passenger did not answer the phone.

According to platform rules, the cancellation fee of this order is 21 yuan after the passenger is late and the passenger has to pay the cancellation fee immediately and give the full amount to the driver. Regarding the handling of luggage for passengers, although the platform rules do not have uniform mandatory requirements for express drivers, we hope to provide passengers with better services. We hope that the masters will take the initiative when encountering large luggage, and we recommend that passengers take the initiative when they need help. Ask the driver for help. In actual situations, many driver masters do take the initiative to help when they see passengers carrying suitcases.

In addition, Master Zhang mentioned that after arriving at the pick-up location, he had “argued with the security three times” while waiting for the passengers. We put ourselves here and thought about this issue from the perspective of Master Zhang. It may be that Master Zhang stayed near the hotel entrance for a long time while waiting for passengers, which affected the work of security. Here we also apologize on behalf of Master Zhang.

We also call on the drivers and masters to abide by the traffic rules and not to park randomly. At the same time, we appeal to the whole society that sometimes the driver masters may temporarily occupy parking lot or roadside resources while waiting for passengers. Please be tolerant and convenient.

We have contacted Master Zhang, and considering that Master Zhang has a long empty distance, we will provide Master Zhang with relevant subsidies. At the same time, I also talked with Master Zhang. Although we understand that Master Zhang is very wronged and angry, we did not provide good car service to passengers this time.

In addition, the appointment order is not dispatched, and the driver voluntarily grabs the order. Therefore, the driver has a long distance to pick up and drive, and the passengers do not know in advance. At present, this incident has received widespread attention from all walks of life, and it has also caused some trouble to passengers.

At present, the platform has received complaints from the driver from the passenger entering the customer service line, saying that he was insulted by the driver and asking the platform to punish the driver. We have informed and warned Master Zhang not to insult passengers or disseminate users’ personal information without authorization. According to the rules of the platform, Master Zhang will be given corresponding education and punishment in the follow-up.

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Edit | Yin Lina

According to news on April 15, recently, “Shenzhen online car-hailing drivers were cancelled after waiting half an hour to pick up passengers.” The incident caused heated discussions among netizens. It is understood that the driver of Didi drove 36.5 kilometers to the position of the female passenger and waited for the passenger at the designated place for about half an hour, but the passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help put the luggage.

In this regard, Didi released a relevant statement tonight:

On April 13, the Shenzhen Express driver Master Zhang grabbed the passenger’s express order booked by the enterprise-level account. The scheduled departure time was 8 am on the 14th. On the 14th, Master Zhang set off from home to pick up the passengers. The driving distance was 36.5 kilometers. He arrived at the passenger departure point at 7:39 am and waited for the passengers from 38 minutes to 8:17. The passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help carry the luggage.

While waiting for the passengers, Master Zhang sent multiple messages to the passengers through the Didi App. 8 calls were made, one of which was connected at 7:55. The passenger asked the driver to drive into the hotel, and the call was connected once at 7:58. The driver and the passenger negotiated to change the pick-up time to 8:10, and the other 6 calls The passenger did not answer the phone.

According to platform rules, the cancellation fee of this order is 21 yuan after the passenger is late and the passenger has to pay the cancellation fee immediately and give the full amount to the driver. Regarding the handling of luggage for passengers, although the platform rules do not have uniform mandatory requirements for express drivers, we hope to provide passengers with better services. We hope that the masters will take the initiative when encountering large luggage, and we recommend that passengers take the initiative when they need help. Ask the driver for help. In actual situations, many driver masters do take the initiative to help when they see passengers carrying suitcases.

In addition, Master Zhang mentioned that after arriving at the pick-up location, he had “argued with the security three times” while waiting for the passengers. We put ourselves here and thought about this issue from the perspective of Master Zhang. It may be that Master Zhang stayed near the hotel entrance for a long time while waiting for passengers, which affected the work of security. Here we also apologize on behalf of Master Zhang.

We also call on the drivers and masters to abide by the traffic rules and not to park randomly. At the same time, we appeal to the whole society that sometimes the driver masters may temporarily occupy parking lot or roadside resources while waiting for passengers. Please be tolerant and convenient.

We have contacted Master Zhang, and considering that Master Zhang has a long empty distance, we will provide Master Zhang with relevant subsidies. At the same time, I also talked with Master Zhang. Although we understand that Master Zhang is very wronged and angry, we did not provide good car service to passengers this time.

In addition, the appointment order is not dispatched, and the driver voluntarily grabs the order. Therefore, the driver has a long distance to pick up and drive, and the passengers do not know in advance. At present, this incident has received widespread attention from all walks of life, and it has also caused some trouble to passengers.

At present, the platform has received complaints from the driver from the passenger entering the customer service line, saying that he was insulted by the driver and asking the platform to punish the driver. We have informed and warned Master Zhang not to insult passengers or disseminate users’ personal information without authorization. According to the rules of the platform, Master Zhang will be given corresponding education and punishment in the follow-up.

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Edit | Yin Lina

According to news on April 15, recently, “Shenzhen online car-hailing drivers were cancelled after waiting half an hour to pick up passengers.” The incident caused heated discussions among netizens. It is understood that the driver of Didi drove 36.5 kilometers to the position of the female passenger and waited for the passenger at the designated place for about half an hour, but the passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help put the luggage.

In this regard, Didi released a relevant statement tonight:

On April 13, the Shenzhen Express driver Master Zhang grabbed the passenger’s express order booked by the enterprise-level account. The scheduled departure time was 8 am on the 14th. On the 14th, Master Zhang departed from home to pick up the passengers. The driving distance was 36.5 kilometers. He arrived at the passenger’s departure point at 7:39 am and waited for the passengers from 38 minutes to 8:17. The passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help carry the luggage.

While waiting for the passengers, Master Zhang sent multiple messages to the passengers through the Didi App. 8 calls were made, one of which was connected at 7:55. The passenger asked the driver to drive into the hotel, and the call was connected once at 7:58. The driver and the passenger negotiated to change the pick-up time to 8:10, and the other 6 calls The passenger did not answer the phone.

According to platform rules, passengers who are late for this order will be charged a cancellation fee of 21 yuan to cancel the order. After cancellation, the passenger has paid immediately and paid the full amount to the driver. Regarding the handling of luggage for passengers, although the platform rules do not have uniform mandatory requirements for express drivers, we hope to provide passengers with better services. We hope that the masters will take the initiative when encountering large luggage, and we recommend that passengers take the initiative when they need help. Ask the driver for help. In actual situations, many driver masters do take the initiative to help when they see passengers carrying suitcases.

In addition, Master Zhang mentioned that after arriving at the pick-up location, he had “argued with the security three times” while waiting for the passengers. We put ourselves here and thought about this issue from the perspective of Master Zhang. It may be that Master Zhang stayed near the hotel entrance for a long time while waiting for passengers, which affected the work of security. Here we also apologize on behalf of Master Zhang.

We also call on the drivers and masters to abide by the traffic rules and not to park randomly. At the same time, we appeal to the whole society that sometimes the driver masters may temporarily occupy parking lot or roadside resources while waiting for passengers. Please be tolerant and convenient.

We have contacted Master Zhang, and considering that Master Zhang has a long empty distance, we will provide Master Zhang with relevant subsidies. At the same time, I also talked with Master Zhang. Although we understand that Master Zhang is very wronged and angry, we did not provide good car service to passengers this time.

In addition, the appointment order is not dispatched, and the driver voluntarily grabs the order. Therefore, the driver has a long distance to pick up and drive, and the passengers do not know it beforehand. At present, this incident has received widespread attention from all walks of life, and it has also caused some trouble to passengers.

At present, the platform has received complaints from the driver from the passenger entering the customer service line, saying that he was insulted by the driver and asking the platform to punish the driver. We have informed and warned Master Zhang not to insult passengers or disseminate users’ personal information without authorization. According to the rules of the platform, Master Zhang will be given corresponding education and punishment in the follow-up.

Produced | Sohu Technology

Edit | Yin Lina

According to news on April 15, recently, “Shenzhen online car-hailing drivers were cancelled after waiting half an hour to pick up passengers.” The incident caused heated discussions among netizens. It is understood that the driver of Didi drove 36.5 kilometers to the position of the female passenger and waited for the passenger at the designated place for about half an hour, but the passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help put the luggage.

In this regard, Didi released a relevant statement tonight:

On April 13, the Shenzhen Express driver Master Zhang grabbed the passenger’s express order booked by the enterprise-level account. The scheduled departure time was 8 am on the 14th. On the 14th, Master Zhang departed from home to pick up the passengers. The driving distance was 36.5 kilometers. He arrived at the passenger’s departure point at 7:39 am and waited for the passengers from 38 minutes to 8:17. The passenger cancelled the order because he was dissatisfied that the driver did not take the initiative to help carry the luggage.

While waiting for the passengers, Master Zhang sent multiple messages to the passengers through the Didi App. 8 calls were made, one of which was connected at 7:55. The passenger asked the driver to drive into the hotel, and the call was connected once at 7:58. The driver and the passenger negotiated to change the pick-up time to 8:10, and the other 6 calls The passenger did not answer the phone.

According to platform rules, passengers who are late for this order will be charged a cancellation fee of 21 yuan to cancel the order. After cancellation, the passenger has paid immediately and paid the full amount to the driver. Regarding the handling of luggage for passengers, although the platform rules do not have uniform mandatory requirements for express drivers, we hope to provide passengers with better services. We hope that the masters will take the initiative when encountering large luggage, and we recommend that passengers take the initiative when they need help. Ask the driver for help. In actual situations, many driver masters do take the initiative to help when they see passengers carrying suitcases.

In addition, Master Zhang mentioned that after arriving at the pick-up location, he had “argued with the security three times” while waiting for the passengers. We put ourselves here and thought about this issue from the perspective of Master Zhang. It may be that Master Zhang stayed near the hotel entrance for a long time while waiting for passengers, which affected the work of security. Here we also apologize on behalf of Master Zhang.

We also call on the drivers and masters to abide by the traffic rules and not to park randomly. At the same time, we appeal to the whole society that sometimes the driver masters may temporarily occupy parking lot or roadside resources while waiting for passengers. Please be tolerant and convenient.

We have contacted Master Zhang, and considering that Master Zhang has a long empty distance, we will provide Master Zhang with relevant subsidies. At the same time, I also talked with Master Zhang. Although we understand that Master Zhang is very wronged and angry, we did not provide good car service to passengers this time.

In addition, the appointment order is not dispatched, and the driver voluntarily grabs the order. Therefore, the driver has a long distance to pick up and drive, and the passengers do not know it beforehand. At present, this incident has received widespread attention from all walks of life, and it has also caused some trouble to passengers.

At present, the platform has received complaints from the driver from the passenger entering the customer service line, saying that he was insulted by the driver and asking the platform to punish the driver. We have informed and warned Master Zhang not to insult passengers or disseminate users’ personal information without authorization. According to the rules of the platform, Master Zhang will be given corresponding education and punishment in the follow-up.

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Just because he looked like a thief, he was “caught” by facial recognition and sent to jail for 30 hours.

The basis of the face recognition system is only a driver’s license photo.

This happened in 2019. The wrongly arrested object was a black man named Robert Williams. He was released on bail after paying $1,000.

According to a report in Wired magazine, this may be the first known case of its kind.

And until now, this case has not been formally filed with the federal government.

The first case of face recognition error

Things have to start three years ago.

In 2018, a thief stole a few famous watches in a Shinola retail store and was photographed by the store surveillance.

The image captured by the surveillance was very blurry, and the thief did not look up at the surveillance during the entire process.

In this case, the police used facial recognition technology and locked 42-year-old Robert Williams with only a driver’s license photo.

In 2019, the police asked a security guard in the store with his photo. The latter confirmed it was him, but the security guard did not actually witness the incident.

At the time of his arrest, Robert Williams had just returned home from get off work and was taken away by the police in front of his wife and daughter. During this time, he was not asked if he had an alibi.

Afterwards, he lay on the dirty concrete floor in the prison for 30 hours.

Robert Williams was not released until he paid a bail of $1,000.

Now, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the University of Michigan School of Law formally file a federal lawsuit on behalf of Robert Williams.

Judging from the litigation documents, this is the first case of illegal arrest in the United States due to incorrect facial recognition.

But what Robert Williams wants is more than just compensation.

He hopes that this case can modify the relevant policies to stop the abuse of facial recognition technology.

Robert Williams himself stated:

Just because of the problem of the machine algorithm, he was arrested in front of his wife and daughter, hoping that this kind of thing will not happen to other people again.

More than one similar case

But in fact, face recognition “caught” the wrong person several times after that.

The second cause of wrongful arrest due to facial recognition was also a black man, Michael Oliver, who sued the police department last year.

According to NJ Advance Media, the same thing happened in New Jersey. After the police arrested a black man named Nijeer Parks with facial recognition, he was detained in jail for 10 days before they found out that the wrong person was caught.

During this period, the police did not test fingerprints, did not test DNA, only relying on the face recognition system to lock the suspect.

Currently, Nijeer Parks is still appealing, and New Jersey has also banned the use of this software.

However, it is understood that thousands of law enforcement agencies are already using facial recognition technology to find criminals.

Face recognition systems are often not so reliable.

In the 2017 UEFA Champions League, the British police adopted a facial recognition system and issued a total of 2470 alarms with an error rate of 92%.

The facial recognition software used by the US police usually only relies on billions of social media photos to identify criminal suspects.

Technically speaking, people cannot determine the uniqueness of a suspect from face recognition.

Should I use face recognition?

Face recognition technology has been adopted by the US police for more than 20 years.

But researchers from MIT and NIST found that this technology is relatively better for white male recognition, which is also related to the number of samples in the face recognition data set.

For other races, the recognition effect trained on this type of data set is often not ideal.

More than just data sets.

Another problem with face recognition is that surveillance cameras compress video images, causing patterns such as skin, veins, and moles used to distinguish suspects to be removed, damaged, or deformed.

In fact, due to the different lighting conditions of the captured video, some artifacts may be mistaken for one of the facial features (such as moles).

The most important thing is that the AI ​​model algorithm used in face recognition is very poor in interpretability and lacks empirical data to support forensic opinions.

Currently, Internet giants such as Microsoft, IBM and Amazon have pledged not to sell facial recognition systems to the police.

But the face recognition technology itself is in a somewhat awkward position.

On the one hand, the privacy and accuracy issues associated with technology, on the other hand, are the convenience and commercial benefits it brings.

Even the cameras of the domestic sales department have been aimed at passers-by for “identification”.

Where and how to use face recognition is still open for discussion.