SHENZHEN, China, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the "Company" or "Taoping"), today announced that it won an RMB 11.1 million (approximately US$1.6 million) contract from Beijing Huida Dianjian Technology Co., Ltd. ("Huida"). Under the agreement, Taoping will supply its innovative Smart Rest Stations, autonomous street sweepers, and other related products and services. Initial deliveries are expected to commence over the next few weeks, with the full order being completed over the coming quarters.

This latest contract win opens a new regional market for Taoping and further demonstrates the revenue potential for the Company's innovative Smart Rest Station products and services. The contract is structured along the same lines as earlier agreements for Taoping's next-generation Smart Rest Station, integrated with its fully autonomous street sweepers, as well as supporting servers, logistics, installation, and commissioning services. Huida is a Beijing-based high-tech company engaged in computer system and industrial automation development and applications.

Mr. Lin Jianghuai, Chairman and CEO of Taoping, said: "We are excited to announce this new contract with Huida, which underscores the momentum we are building with customers as the value of our integrated Smart Rest Station solutions becomes more widely recognized. There is clearly a great need for more effective, cleaner, cost effective and modern solution. By leveraging our extensive technology expertise and national network relationships, we are able to offer customers a superior solution. For example, Taoping's fully autonomous street sweeper was designed with advanced route learning capabilities, advanced anti-collision technology, and strong battery life. When integrated with our modular Smart Rest Station, we are able to significantly enhance the efficiency of urban infrastructure and environmental protection efforts in China's most important cities."

Mr. Lin continued, " Taoping has reached another significant achievement with this new contract, which will help the company to increase its market share. As we continue to execute our growth strategy, we expect to obtain more contracts and further broaden Taoping's revenue base in in the rapidly growing smart city sector. By offering a comprehensive range of innovative and scalable products and services, Taoping is well-positioned to fulfill a growing share of the increasing opportunities  for smart city technologies and infrastructure improvements in China."

About Taoping Inc.

Taoping Inc. (Nasdaq: TAOP) has a long history of successfully leveraging technology in the development of innovative solutions to help customers in both the private and public sectors to more effectively communicate and market to their desired targets. The Company has built a far-reaching city partner ecosystem and comprehensive portfolio of high-value, high-traffic areas for its products, which are aligned together with Taoping's smart cloud platform, cloud services and solutions, new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit www.taop.com.

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