Tag: vehicles
RTA embarks on study of using driverless cars
Driverless vehicles could soon be travelling alongside you on the city’s roads as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the commissioning of a study on using ‘autonomous cars’ in Dubai.
One person dies every 50 hours on Dubai roads
Forty-five people lost their lives in 560 accidents caused by making sudden turns, while 26 people died in 588 accidents caused by not leaving enough space between vehicles.
Traffic congestion costs more than Dh700,000 per kilometre in Dubai
However, the scenario would have been much worse if RTA had not developed the city’s infrastructure over the last nine years, spending up to Dh60 billion in building roads, establishing a Metro network and expanding other modes of public transport.
Dubai Police expands luxury patrol fleet
Dubai Police continues to expand its luxury vehicle fleet with the addition of Lexus GS being the latest.
Ajman to slash speed limits to 60km/h
Ajman traffic authorities have decided to cut the speed limit for trucks and buses to 60km/h from 80km/h following a series of deadly single- and multiple-vehicle accidents that police said involved high rates of speed and driver error.
Driverless cars
Nissan last year announced an “ambitious goal” of having an affordable autonomous car ready by 2020. Others who see that as overly ambitious think you’re more likely to see them in serious production a few years after that — say, 2025 or 2030.
Stricter monitoring of bus and taxi lanes in Dubai
The exclusive public bus and taxi lane will improve public buses’ punctuality and shorten the time taken by taxis to reach customers.
RTA Launches Motorcycles Testing Service
The Licensing Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) intends to launch motorcycles’ testing service next September in collaboration with some of the technical testing centers in Dubai, which contributed to the provision of special tracks for testing using the best approved global technological techniques.
Dubai Metro users up 58% last year, with 109 million passengers
More than 367 million people used public transportat in Dubai last year, according to figures released yesterday by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). There were more than 109 million metro users, up from 69 million the previous year.
Medical tests for professional drivers
Professional drivers in Dubai may soon need to pass medical fitness tests, to be allowed to continue in their job, traffic authorities have said.
