Dubai Roads empirically operates the self-driving vehicle

The vehicle can seat 15 passengers and move at an average speed of 25 km per hour. From the source, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) began the trial operation of a self-driving vehicle at the Expo 2020 Dubai site, during which people are transported on a specific path from the main entrance to the site, to the temporary offices of employees.

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started a trial run of a self-driving vehicle at Expo 2020 Dubai, during which people are transported on a specific route from the main entrance to the site, to the temporary offices of employees.

The move is part of the authority’s endeavors to enhance Dubai’s strategy for smart, self-driving mobility, which aims to convert 25% of all mobility trips in Dubai into self-driving trips, through various modes of transportation by 2030. The strategy also contributes to achieving integration between mass transportation, And to provide sustainable and safe transportation solutions.

“The trial run phase, which lasts for three months, includes tests for technologies for self-driving transportation, and ensuring that the highest levels of public safety for individuals and the protection of surrounding properties are followed, so that the authority demonstrates its endeavors to adopt higher Efficiency, reliability and security levels in providing smart services and modern technologies.

Using environmentally friendly technologies, the smart self-driving vehicle is 100% electric, for a period of up to 16 hours. The vehicle can seat 15 passengers (10 seats for seating and five parking places), and it is moving at an average speed of 25 km per hour.

The modern vehicle is designed to move in public and indoor closed streets, such as residential complexes and places of entertainment, and is characterized by high standards of safety and security, because it monitors the path in which it is moving using advanced sensors and high-precision GPS systems, so that it can monitor any obstruction or object and slow its speed automatically If it appears, while it stops completely if the vehicle approaches the vehicle.