It sounds like it. I don’t think they were using facial recognition before, because the traffic ticket system was scanning license plates, and they might have been using human controllers to check if the driver was obeying hijab laws or not.
Making it more automated and expanding on it is probably an easy way for the state to increase its revenue.
This was already being done with traffic cameras before
So now Iran is expanding on their preexisting camera network and facial recognition system?
It sounds like it. I don’t think they were using facial recognition before, because the traffic ticket system was scanning license plates, and they might have been using human controllers to check if the driver was obeying hijab laws or not.
Making it more automated and expanding on it is probably an easy way for the state to increase its revenue.