RTA’s two-day forum also features Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport, where leading companies and academia battle for $2.3 million prize
future mobility
Latest in future mobility
Autonomous vehicles
UAE reveals first driverless cargo truck
The move is part of the Dubai’s efforts to be the world’s smart mobility hub
advanced air mobility in dubai
Dubai will be home to the world’s first Advanced Air Mobility integrator centre
The AAM infrastructure will be located at Dubai South following landmark agreement
autonomous cars
Sony and Honda planning to integrate PS5 in autonomous cars by 2025
Sony Honda Mobility aim to gain a competitive edge over Tesla with content, services and entertainment technologies that can move people
BMW
BMW to manufacture six EV models in the US; announces $1.7 billion investment
The investment includes $1 billion to upgrade company’s existing US manufacturing facility and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility
automotive industry
UAE ranks top 10 among global readiness of markets for electric mobility
EV market is estimated to grow at CAGR of 30 percent between 2022 and 2028
Dubai RTA
New technology unveiled to wirelessly charge electric vehicles in Dubai
The Museum of the Future and Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) are showcasing a range of future mobility solutions including an under-the-road charging network
Abdul Latif Jameel Co
Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Latif Jameel to invest $220mn in India’s EV firm Greaves Electric Mobility
Greaves Electric Mobility will use the funds from the Abdul Latif Jameel investment in new products, associated technologies, market research. brand building, and to enhance manufacturing capacity
AB In Focus
AB Talks: Can hydrogen-powered flight save the planet?
Paul Hutton, CEO of Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, joins AB Talks to discuss Project Fresson, the UK government-backed endeavour to create emissions-free hydrogen-fuel-cell powered aircraft
e-mobility
German giant Hager to focus on electro-mobility in Middle East
Hager is also sewing up an aggressive market expansion strategy in the power sector with a slew of product launches in the region, where the electricity demand is set to triple by 2050 in comparison to 2018
audi
German giants Hager and Audi to jointly launch vehicle-to-home network in Middle East market
Hager-Audi combine’s new initiative is expected to have huge market significance for the region, with electromobility catching up pace and experts predicting that 15% of all vehicles will be equipped with an electric power train in 2025
Automakers
Video: Autonomous vehicles coming to the UAE soon, says minister
UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Omar Al Olama discusses kick starting the Dubai economy with its first “in person” conference since the pandemic, the government restructuring and his outlook for autonomous vehicles in the region.
automobile industry
Video: How far will electric transport take us?
When it comes to getting from A to B, the future is electric. From autonomous cars in tomorrow’s smart cities, to e-scooters and flying taxis, the FT’s looks at just how far electricity will take us.
air taxi services
In pictures: Electric air taxi Volocopter debuts over Singapore’s Marina Bay
Volocopter and their partner Skyports built the world’s first full-scale air taxi VoloPort prototype on the floating dock in Marina Bay.
5G
Gitex 2019: A look at the major announcements at Dubai’s top tech event
With 100,000 visitors, 4500 exhibitors from over 140 countries, GItex is without a doubt the biggest tech event in the UAE where some key announcements and revelations are made by the top players. Let’s find out what they were this year.
autonomous air taxis
Dubai reveals autonomous vehicle plans to German visitors
RTA look for stronger cooperation with Germany to develop proposals
Auto Shanghai 2019
UAE’s first autonomous vehicle to be unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2019
Muse will be fully produced in Dubai by W Motors at the all-new production facility of which the first phase is set to be completed in the last quarter of 2019
