RTA exhibits smart initiatives, services at GITEX 2021

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has revealed an exciting collection of projects and smart initiatives it will showcase at GITEX 2021 topped by projects qualified for the finals of the Dubai World Challenge for Self-driving Transport 2021. The porfolio of projects and initiatives include the use of artificial intelligence in cycling tracks to count the number of users and measure their compliance with the safety procedures. It will also exhibit the use of artificial intelligence in the testing of vehicles together with a new model of a journey planner on public buses using smart screens at bus stations.

“RTA has an integrated roadmap for the future of self-driving transport as well as a master plan for digital transformation to keep pace with the 4th Industrial Revolution. Undertaking such plans responds to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world. RTA is making headway in implementing the Dubai Strategy for Self-driving Transport aimed to convert 25% of the total mobility trips in Dubai into smart self-driving transport trips by 2030,” said His Excellency Matar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-general, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority. Cuting-edge Technologies

“RTA intends to be more effective and operative in testing, adopting and employing the latest technologies to facilitate the life of people in Dubai and keep abreast of the future directions of the government. Such an approach aim to transform Dubai into a smart, innovative and sustainable city that uses future technologies like blockchain, paperless transactions, big data, artificial intelligence, self-driving transport, and the Internet of Things,” added Al Tayer.

“As part of its participation in GITEX, RTA will exhibit a host of projects and initiatives that have been qualified for the finals of the 2nd Dubai World Challenge for Self-driving Transport to be held under the theme: Self-driving Logistics, which includes ground transportation and drones. In particular, RTA will exhibit five qualified projects in the category of Leading Companies, and six projects in the category of Local Universities.