{"id":174057,"date":"2025-11-05T13:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=174057&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T04:24:16","slug":"ai-promotes-safe-escalator-use-in-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/ai-promotes-safe-escalator-use-in-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Promotes Safe Escalator Use in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City Subway introduced an AI system at ten escalators in Tenjin and Hakata stations to encourage passengers to stand still and use both sides safely. Ceiling sensors detect walking and issue audio warnings, while congestion triggers reminders to form two lines. After a successful trial that saw 30% more passengers standing, the system was officially adopted. The subway operator hopes it will help establish new etiquette and improve safety at busy stations. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/subway.city.fukuoka.lg.jp\/topics\/detail.php?id=2229\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka City Subway<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ntv.co.jp\/n\/fbs\/category\/society\/fs9dd2466a22c9471aa283d5eabf0b20c0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FBS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fnn_subway-escalator-ai_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"AI Promotes Safe Escalator Use in Fukuoka\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-174058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fnn_subway-escalator-ai_2025_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fnn_subway-escalator-ai_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fnn_subway-escalator-ai_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fnn_subway-escalator-ai_2025_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fukuoka City Subway introduced an AI system at ten escalators in Tenjin and Hakata stations to encourage passengers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":174058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-174057","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-city","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/174057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}