Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
The project is planned to be the “central hub of technology in Southeast Asia”View of Karawaci, Tangerang City, Indonesia in the morning Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp has formed a strategic alliance with Indonesian property developer Lippo Karawaci to build the “central hub of technology applications and research in Southeast Asia,” reported SmartCitiesWorld.
With this partnership, both companies would be deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in Lippo Village, Karawaci near Jakarta.
According to SoftBank, they will leverage their technology knowhow to introduce cutting-edge solutions to commercial facilities, hospitals, and Lippo Village area, the proposed model smart city for Southeast Asia.
CEO of Lippo Karawaci John Riady shared their plan to integrate IoT technology through smart traffic and smart cluster management in Lippo Village.
For smart traffic management, they would be utilising CCTV to calculate the number of vehicles entering the village and to recognise the type of vehicle used, such as trucks, buses, motorcycles, and cars.
As for smart cluster, they would be using a state-of-the-art camera with facial recognition software that can identify the occupants in each vehicle and record licence plate numbers.
SoftBank and Lippo Karawaci have also planned to introduce an AI-powered analytics platform to connect consumers’ behaviours with special rewards offered across the former’s entire network of malls.
Ref: PropertyReport
