Alibaba's 'City Brain' is slashing congestion in its hometown
数据观丨王婕(译)
Traffic used to be a frequent headache for residents in Hangzhou, the eastern Chinese city that's home to Alibaba.
对于中国东部城市,阿里巴巴的总部所在地——杭州来说,交通拥堵曾是困扰居民的症结。
The metropolis of 7 million people once ranked fifth among China's most congested cities, but it has now dropped to 57th on the list.
这座拥有700万人口的省会城市曾一度上榜中国最拥堵城市且排名第五,现如今已跌至五十七名。
Alibaba (BABA) says that's because of one of its inventions, dubbed the City Brain, which uses artificial intelligence to gather information across Hangzhou, such as video from intersection cameras and GPS data on the locations of cars and buses.
阿里巴巴方面表示,这一变化的实现得益于一项被称为“城市大脑”的发明。这一平台利用人工智能技术来搜集整座杭州市的各种交通信息,例如十字路口摄像头所拍摄的视频录像,以及汽车和公交车定位的GPS数据。
数据观注释:“城市大脑”是阿里巴巴自主研发的大数据处理平台,利用实时全量的城市数据资源全局优化城市公共资源,即时修正城市运行缺陷,实现城市治理模式、服务模式和产业发展的三重突破。2018年9月19日,“城市大脑”2.0在 2018云栖大会上发布,成为杭州市新基础设施。
The platform analyzes the information in real time as it coordinates more than 1,000 road signals around the city with the aim of preventing or easing gridlock.
该平台在协调全市1000多个道路信号的同时,也在实时分析这些数据信息,以防止或缓解交通拥堵。
After two years of testing, the system appears to be working. Alibaba says the City Brain has shortened commutes and also helped first responders by enabling fire trucks and ambulances to halve the amount of time it takes to get to the scene of emergencies.
经过长达两年的测试,这一系统似乎正在发挥效用。阿里巴巴方表示,“城市大脑”不仅缩短了人们的通勤时间,也帮助急救人员,使消防车和救护车到达事故现场的耗时大大减半。
阿里巴巴方表示,其基于人工智能技术的“城市大脑”项目帮助杭州改善了交通状况。
Some regular drivers confirm things have improved. Ye Bojie, who works for top ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing, said it once took him 40 minutes to drive 3 kilometers (1.8 miles), but the conditions are "much better now."
一些普通司机的亲身经历也证实了这一点。就职于知名约车服务公司“滴滴”的叶伯杰(音译)就表示,自己以前开3公里(1.8英里)需要耗费40分钟,但现在路况已经“好多了”。
"The cities in China probably are facing more challenges than any other city," said Wang Jian, chairman of Alibaba's technology steering committee.
阿里巴巴集团技术委员会主席王坚曾表示:“中国城市面临的挑战已经超过了世界上任何一个国家。”
But with emerging technologies like machine learning, communities are getting the tools to solve problems such as water shortages, he told CNN.
但他也告诉CNN,随着机器学习等新兴技术的出现,社区正在逐渐获取诸如解决水资源短缺等问题的手段。
"Eventually, everything is going to depend on the computing power, just like we depend on electricity," Wang said.
王坚认为,“最终一切都将取决于计算力,这就像我们依赖电力一样。”
2018年,麦肯锡全球研究院的一份报告表明:“即便是地球上最先进的智慧城市,也仍处于起步阶段。因为技术不会停滞不前,智慧城市的门槛只会越来越高。”
王坚表示,“毫无疑问,我们必须解决隐私问题。”
But he argued that the benefits of projects like the City Brain will outweigh concerns in the end, primarily by allowing cities to function on "as little natural resources as possible."
但他也坚信,像“城市大脑”这样的项目,其好处终将超过人们的担忧,主要是在满足城市耗费“尽可能少的自然资源”需求上发挥了作用。
数据观注释:“城市大脑”是阿里巴巴自主研发的大数据处理平台,利用实时全量的城市数据资源全局优化城市公共资源,即时修正城市运行缺陷,实现城市治理模式、服务模式和产业发展的三重突破。2018年9月19日,“城市大脑”2.0在 2018云栖大会上发布,成为杭州市新基础设施。
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