The launch of the test run of "London Taxi" next February

The Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Roads and Transport Authority, Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, announced the launch of the Dubai Taxi Corporation, the trial operation of the (London Taxi) service, which adopts the hybrid energy system: (electricity and fuel), and is characterized by its semi-arched exterior design, and its black color, and is one of the tourist attractions And service in the British capital, London.

The Corporation will start operating the vehicle from next February, and the vehicle will be available at Dubai International Airport.

This came during Matar Mohammed Al Tayer's visit to Dubai Taxi Corporation, during which he reviewed the corporation's performance indicators in 2020, and the projects and initiatives that it intends to implement this year.

And listen to an explanation of the internal features of the (London Taxi), which is unique in its interior design that provides the journey for passengers with a large area that includes six seats in a cabin separate from the driver, as well as its equipped design to serve people of determination, a satellite navigation system, a voice activation system, and a warning system Front collision, blind spot monitoring system, lane departure warning system, in addition to the wireless Internet Wi-Fi, and I also listened to an explanation of the technical advantages of the vehicle, equipped with a dual-engine vehicle to control the vehicle in different climatic conditions, fast brakes, as well as the speed of charging the battery at a rate of 30 Minutes with fast charging, and nearly three hours on regular charging.

Electric vehicle

The General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors reviewed the Hyundai IONIC Electric Vehicle, which is characterized by its aerodynamic design, automatic interference system to avoid collision from the rear, a control system for driving, power-generating brakes to increase the travel time, and a fast battery charging system for 54 minutes. Dubai Corporation’s efforts in using big data and artificial intelligence technologies to enhance smart control, as it has provided taxis with modern technical devices to reduce wrongful drivers ’behaviors, including a system to stop the vehicle from the control center when needed and in emergency situations, and an additional tracking system that works when the basic systems stop, The vehicle distribution and scheduling system, as well as the use of big data in operating taxis in areas with high demand for service, as the system was applied to the Al Quoz and Mina Rashid stations, and its implementation contributed to raising the operational efficiency of the two stations by 83% at peak times, and increasing the corporation’s market share from 22% to 50% in the Al Quoz region, while the increase in the Port Rashid area has reached from 36% to 46%, and the authority intends to expand the use of big data

To include the areas of Dubai Airports, Muhaisnah, Jebel Ali and Al Maktoum Airport.

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Al Tayer listened to an explanation about the (Tawseel) initiative, which is one of the institutional flexibility initiatives in introducing new services. Last March, the Dubai Taxi Corporation introduced a service to deliver orders to customers in cooperation with first and last mile companies and cooperative societies, through the use of smart applications, and the number of vehicles reached Working in the project is 220 vehicles, and by the end of last year, 141 thousand transactions have been completed, and the corporation has contracted with 12 companies and institutions to deliver their requests to customers. 

He also listened to an explanation of the Virtual Control Center initiative, which adopts future technologies, and a mixed reality command and control application, which provides a three-dimensional map of the working status of the Dubai Taxi fleet, and performance indicators for taxis, and the system provides the ability to give direct orders and make adjustments using hand movement, and provide All data in one view to facilitate the decision-making process, and increase the number of productive trips by knowing the places of demand and smart routing of the enterprise fleet.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Al Tayer stressed the importance of expanding the employment of artificial intelligence, technologies and smart systems in the taxi sector, raising the efficiency of performance and achieving happiness for customers, and enhancing integration between transport and transportation systems by facilitating the movement of mass transit passengers to reach their final destinations, as well as applying institutional flexibility. And innovation in expanding the activities provided by the institution to customers and society.

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