Tag: transport
Dubai Metro lifts over 51m passengers during Q1
More than 51 million people travelled on the Dubai Metro system during the first three months of 2017, according to the city's transport authority.
The...
New regulatory standards for commercial, recreational use of drones in UAE
New regulatory standards for commercial and recreational use of drones have been endorsed by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation & Metrology, ESMA, including a...
Elon Musk’s transport tunnels will put cars on 200kph ‘skates’ underground
Elon Musk started digging a tunnel under SpaceX's headquarters in LA after complaining about traffic.
The billionaire has announced his latest company – the Boring...
Dubai’s transport System on track for smart future: Dubai’s
Dubai's transport system is on track for a smart future where 25 per cent of all transportation trips will be smart or driverless by...
Mohammed bin Rashid tours Middle East Rail Exhibition
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited today the Middle...
Qatar Rail signs three MoUs at QITCOM 2017
During QITCOM 2017, Qatar Rail signed three MoUs with Ooredoo, Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN), and Vodafone Qatar.
The signing ceremonies were held at QITCOM’s...
How long will it take to travel the GCC by Hyperloop?...
The concept, in which a magnetically levitated pod is propelled through a near-vacuum tube at speeds of up to 1,200 kilometres an hour, has...
Elevator firm Kone wins order for $23bn Riyadh Metro
Finnish elevator firm Kone has been awarded the order to supply 418 elevators and escalators for the Riyadh metro project, it revealed on Monday.
The...
How Travis Kalanick aims to drive Uber’s growth in the Gulf...
Travis Kalanick has it all worked out. Just ask him. He sees the future, and what it looks like is pretty different from what...
Dubai Municipality holds 8th Car-Free Day
Dubai Municipality on Sunday launched the eighth "Car Free Day" with the participation of government, semi-government and private organizations and a number of dignitaries,...
