Jakarta, Aug. 23 -- PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) is implementing facial recognition technology to streamline the boarding process for passengers, while also contributing to the company's efforts to reduce carbon emissions.

KAI Vice President of Public Relations Anne Purba, in a statement quoted in Jakarta on Saturday, stated that facial recognition technology has currently been implemented at 22 stations and will continue to expand.

"Face recognition boarding gate technology implements digital technology when customers board," said Purba.

She explained that the technology is equipped with a camera to identify and validate passenger identities through facial recognition. Passenger identity data has been integrated with the data on ...