Smart Mobility MENA

The first electric firefighting vehicle in the Middle East was launched in Dubai during the Custom Show Emirates at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

The use of electric vehicles as a means to cut transport emissions and ride over the fluctuating price and availability of oil is gaining momentum worldwide.

dnata Travel Group, a leading global travel management company, announced its appointment as the exclusive representation partner for Karhoo, a revolutionary ground transportation technology ecosystem, across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar.

As part of its commitment to using technologies that serve time and effort as well as punctuality of operational processes, Road Transport Authority (RTA) is using augmented reality (AR) in the maintenance of the Dubai Tram.

Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has entered into a 15-year contract with Franco-Japanese consortium comprising three companies - Keolis Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering and Mitsubishi to operate its driverless metro and tram networks. The nine-year contract, with a possible six-year extension, is pegged at €125m (542 million dirhams) annually.