China’s plan to track every car in Shenzhen is as ‘1984’ as it gets
Mar10
on March 10, 2016
at 7:18 am
The Chinese government has launched a pilot program to track vehicles in real-time, starting with 200,000 electronic IDs issued to trucks and buses in the city of Shenzhen, reports Reuters. The trial includes vehicles carrying hazardous materials as well as school buses ferrying children. If all goes well, local authorities plan to extend the real-time tracking system to all privately owned cars in the city. The program, which uses RFID markers in conjunction with traffic monitoring equipment, could help the government clamp down on fake licence plates and perhaps even locate stolen vehicles. It could also aid in implementing transport…
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