Dubai To Deploy Driverless Cars in 2030
- Publish date: Sunday، 05 December 2021
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The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with the self-driving car subsidiary of General Motors Co. to operate driverless taxis and ride-hailing services in the emirate.
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Dubai’s Crown Prince discussed the future of smart mobility with Jeff Bleich, chief legal officer of General Motors-Cruise.
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"Our goal is to convert 25 per cent of the total transportation trips in Dubai to self-driving trips through various means of transportation by 2030,” said His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai.
.@HamdanMohammed announces @rta_dubai has signed an agreement with General Motors Co’s @Cruise self-driving car subsidiary to operate its autonomous vehicles in #Dubai starting in 2023, adding that the self-driving fleet will reach 4,000 vehicles by 2030. pic.twitter.com/rpicBThNdD
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) April 12, 2021
The vehicles are expected to arrive to Dubai in 2023, raising the number of autonomous cars in the city to 4,000 by 2030.
The all-electric vehicles are environmentally-friendly and capable of serving a wide range of clients from different community segments, including senior citizens and people of determination.
I've been discussing the future of smart transportation with Jeff Bleich, Chief Legal Officer at General Motors-@Cruise, at the signing of a strategic partnership between Cruise & @rta_dubai to operate autonomous vehicles in Dubai from 2023, reaching 4000 vehicles by 2030. pic.twitter.com/62MHTPts2K
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) April 12, 2021
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