Xiaozhu, China’s answer to Airbnb, plans to step up the introduction of facial recognition-enabled smart door locks to help verify the identities of tenants as part of a broader effort to improve safety and security in the country’s booming home sharing industry.
The six-year-old company, which runs one of China’s biggest home-sharing sites, said it plans to install facial recognition-enabled door locks in 80% of its listings in southwest China’s Chengdu city, its second largest market by revenue, over the next year.
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