Dubai Roads uses artificial intelligence to map bus routes according to usage
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the start of a trial of the model of employing artificial intelligence technologies - represented by machine learning algorithms to plan bus routes in terms of the degree of use throughout the day, as part of the authority’s endeavor to employ technologies to save time and effort and improve the customer experience in transportation. Collective.
Ahmed Mahboob, Director of the Smart Services Executive Department at the Corporate Technical Support Services Sector at RTA, said: The employment of artificial intelligence techniques represented by machine learning algorithms in planning the bus route, aims to re-plan the routes on the artificial intelligence route and machine learning algorithms for all the 150 routes inside Dubai. It serves 2158 buses, and these technologies have been tried as an experimental phase on 10 lanes through the data of using the Nol card, in the context of seeking to determine bus stops with heavy traffic throughout the day, and the stops used only during peak hours, in addition to knowing the parking lots with rare demand, Based on the analysis of this data using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms and building an integrated system, the concerned departments can make decisions related to not stopping in certain situations, or suggesting fast paths bypassing these situations while at the same time being able to take into account the needs of passengers, which contributes effectively to Improve this vital service.
He pointed out that the pilot phase, which was implemented based on the Nol card data, resulted in a 30-day reduction in the wasted time for bus traffic by 13.3% through the routes subject to the test, explaining that the annual average bus traffic is estimated at 153 million kilometers, which means that these technologies It will contribute to reducing the amount of fuel consumed and thus reducing carbon emissions, as well as saving time and effort on the part of tour planners, by proposing improvements in an automated manner based on artificial intelligence solutions and technologies, which helps the authority to use these results and circulate them on all public bus routes and stops, Especially that buses are at the forefront of mass transport in terms of the number of users and meet the needs of various segments of the public within Dubai.
Mahboub emphasized that the RTA continues its efforts to be a pioneer in the fields of the fourth industrial revolution, in line with the UAE strategy for artificial intelligence, by harnessing technologies to serve the community and achieving the authority’s vision of “safe and easy transportation for all,” the first strategic goal, the third, “happiness of people,” and the seventh. Excellence of the Roads and Transport Authority.
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