Matar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced the launch of smart initiatives and services during RTA's participation in GITEX 2019, including the pilot phase of the Digital Advertising Initiative on taxi windows, smart tariff gates at Dubai Metro stations and the meter linking program. Intelligent taxi with the customer's phone during the trip, as well as a smartphone app to book limousines, a smart track system for driver inspection, and a variety of smart services.
“The launch of new initiatives and smart services follows the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the world, which provides services to the public, via mobile phone around the clock. Throughout the week and year, employing smart technologies and software to facilitate mobility in Dubai, enhance the integration of mass transit, and bring happiness to the population. ”
Al Tayer said that the TRA pays special attention to the transformation towards smart and innovative services, based on our conviction that smart mobility is the backbone and one of the most important pillars of technological development.We are working to make Dubai the best smart city in the road and transport systems in the world by focusing on the development of transport systems. Expanding the application of modern technologies to raise the efficiency of traffic and mass transportation systems, achieving physical and information integration between transportation means, making electronic and smart services the basis for providing service to customers, and focusing on smart development methods that reduce the need. Use Z vehicles in the daily mobility.
He explained that the Authority will launch the application of booking limousines and Tesla vehicles through Apple and Google stores, and the automatic speaker system through WhatsApp application, which is characterized by fast response to customers' queries without human intervention, through the use of artificial intelligence techniques and processing algorithms. The system will also highlight its efforts in employing artificial intelligence to serve customers in metro stations, such as using it to guide people who use the facilities at Dubai Metro stations.