Press Releases
25 Dec 2018
Al Tayer discusses cooperation with German Consul
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has received in his office HE Günther Rauer, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany. The meeting discussed the cooperation and exchange of expertise between the RTA and its counterpart in Germany. Discussions also covered the cooperation with the German entities operating public transport and driverless mobility means.
After welcoming the German Consul, Al Tayer briefed the visitor on key projects undertaken by the RTA in fields related to artificial intelligence, self-driving transport and shared transport as well as initiatives for easing the mobility of public transport riders.
“As part of its initiatives to support the Dubai Self-Driving Transport Strategy, the RTA has introduced artificial intelligence technologies in the test run of an autonomous 10-seater electric vehicle and the first 2-seat autonomous air taxi. Such technologies were also used in the trial run of the first autonomous vehicle shuttling on dedicated tracks in the Dubai Silicon Valley,” said Al Tayer.
The German Consul praised Dubai Driverless Mobility Strategy which aims at converting 25% of total trips in Dubai into Self-Driving Transport trips by 2030. He also commended RTA’s smart public transport services, which have eased the mobility of people around.