Dubai: Dubai will operate 10 driverless taxis by the end of this year, the chief of the emirate’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said at the World Government Summit (WGS) 2023 on Monday.
Mattar Al Tayer, Commissioner General for Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Well-Being Pillar at Dubai Government, Chairman of the Supreme Committee of Urban Planning in Dubai and the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, was delivering a keynote speech on “Urban Planning: Pathways to Wellbeing.”
While referring to the need for including flexibility and innovation in urban planning, Al Tayer said these are achievable by adopting flexible policies, constant upgrading of facilities and services in the city, and benefiting from new mobility patterns such as self-driving transport.
Pointing out that Dubai aims to convert 25 per cent of trips to self-driving means by 2030, he announced: “Ten autonomous taxis will be operating in partnership with GM Cruise by the end of 2023.”
