The conductor points the phone at a child. Face recognition suggests the name, the conductor confirms it, and the boarding is recorded for the school and the parents. No cards and no readers.
The conductor’s phone camera compares the child at the bus door with the children expected on that bus and suggests a name. The conductor confirms it with one tap or picks the child from the list. Face data is enrolled with a guardian’s consent and stays on the trip’s phone.
Each child’s face is enrolled once, with a guardian’s consent. On a trip, the conductor’s phone compares the child in front of the camera with the children expected on that bus and suggests a name.
Face recognition is good, not perfect. Poor light, a cap, a new haircut or siblings who look alike can all fool a camera. So the face check only ever suggests. The conductor looks at the child and makes the call, and the record says who confirmed it.
The child still boards. The conductor picks the name from the list and takes a photo, and the guardian is asked to confirm it in the parent app. No child waits at the door for a camera.
Face data is used on the conductor’s phone to match the children expected on that trip. It is never shared and never used to train models.
| Compared | Face check in Vainu | RFID cards | Paper register |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the bus | The conductor’s phone | A card reader | A list and a pen |
| Forgotten card or failed match | Conductor picks from the list | No record until fixed | Not applicable |
| Shows which child boarded | Face matched, then confirmed by a person | Shows which card was tapped | Depends on the conductor |
| Parents told | In seconds, once confirmed | Depends on the vendor | No |
| Without signal | Saved and synced later | Depends on the reader | Yes, on paper |
Face recognition
It is accurate enough to suggest a name quickly, not to decide alone. That is why the conductor confirms every match and can always pick the child from the list.
No. The face check runs on the conductor’s Android phone, the same phone that tracks the bus.
Yes. Face recognition is not required. The conductor picks the child from the list instead, with a photo for the guardian to confirm.
No. It is never shared or used for training.