JR Central plans AI analysis of Shinkansen passenger footage
JR Central plans to test AI analysis of security camera footage from Tokaido Shinkansen trains to estimate passenger age and travel purposes for service improvement, raising privacy concerns about biometric analysis of train users.
What happened
JR Central announced plans to conduct a verification experiment in November 2025 using AI to analyze footage from security cameras on the Tokaido Shinkansen to estimate passenger age groups and usage purposes.
The company stated the analysis is intended for service improvement by understanding customer demographics.
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