As Dubai Metro celebrates its ninth anniversary, we look at the technological advancements of what is still the world’s largest driverless metro rail.
Dubai RTA boosts skills of Emirati engineers
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched the 4th edition of the two-year programme, Qiyadi, designed to enrich the knowledge and diversify the skills of Emirati engineers.
BA chief apologises to thousands of customers hit in latest data breach
After the credit card information of hundreds of thousands of its customers were compromised over a two-week period in the …
Dubai trials 100% environment-friendly driverless vehicle
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently embarked on Phase 4 of the Driverless Vehicles Project within Sustainable City at Dubailand, Al-Qudra Road over a track extending 1250m.
One million captains: Dubai unicorn Careem edges forward in race against Uber
Careem has officially announced surpassing one million captains on their platform.
Etisalat takes fleet management to the cloud
Etisalat Digital has announced that Massar Solutions, a UAE-based fleet management firm, signed up for its secure and reliable OneCloud Services.
RTA inks new deal to fuel Dubai paperless strategy
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tejari, the e-supply and procurement channel of Dubai Government, to automate contracting procedures and procurement operations of RTA.
Abu Dhabi Police deploys additional kiosks for traffic services
Abu Dhabi Police GHQ has launched the third generation of the smart teller kiosks (Sahl) in a number of ADNOC service stations (ADNOC Oasis) and integrated services centres (Tam) across the capital.
Apple self-driving car involved in minor crash
An Apple self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters.
Back to school: smart buses to hit Dubai roads soon
Dubai RTA has announced that it will deploy 368 “smart” buses to transport about 8873 students in 17 schools during the new academic year that begins in September.
LG’s new robot helps you do the heavy lifting
LG Electronics (LG) will unveil to the public at IFA 2018 its first “human-centric” wearable robot.
Japanese carmaker signs $500M driverless car deal with Uber
Toyota Motor will reportedly invest $500 million in Uber Technologies to jointly work on developing self-driving cars, the companies announced recently.
In pictures: Jaguar E-type Zero electric car
Following an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original concept for ‘the most beautiful electric car in the world’, Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale.
From four wheels to two: Uber diversifies offerings
Uber is planning to shift from cars to electric bicycles for shorter journeys as part of its long-term strategy, according to the ride-hailing firm’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.