AUTOMATICALLY SUPPORTING SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR CALL REQUESTS AND IDENTIFICATION OF WAITING PASSENGERS

Provided are embodiments for identifying waiting passengers outside an elevator (204) using deep learning and machine learning and automatically supporting social distancing for elevator passengers. Embodiments include receiving a call request from an elevator floor (208); capturing an image of the elevator floor (208) registering the call request responsive to receiving the call request; and determining, from the image, a presence of one or more waiting passengers on the elevator floor (208) registering the call request. Embodiments also include dispatching an elevator car (103) to the elevator floor (208) registering the call request; and controlling the elevator car (103) based at least in part on determining the presence of the one or more waiting passengers.