5% of Dubai Taxi’s fleet to be self-driving cabs by 2023

5% of Dubai Taxi’s fleet to be self-driving cabs by 2023

By 2023, five per cent of Dubai Taxi’s fleet will be converted into self-driving cabs, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said on Saturday. The RTA recently signed a partnership agreement with General Motors-backed Cruise to run driverless taxis and shared transport service in Dubai, rendering it the first city outside the US to operate such vehicles. According to the pact, the RTA is completing all preparations for the launch of self-driving taxis in 2023 with a limited number of vehicles. The number of vehicles in operation will be scaled up gradually to reach 4,000 self-driving taxis by 2030. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, director-general, chairman of the board of executive directors of RTA, revealed the Dubai Taxi Corporation’s (DTC) Strategic Plan 2021-2023 which aims to overhaul the Dubai taxi sector by employing artificial intelligence and smart systems. The plan consists of six corporate values, five strategic goals, and 11 strategic objectives measured by 23 indices. The plan encompasses 51 improvement initiatives, including increasing the proportion of eco-friendly vehicles in Dubai Taxi to reach 56 per cent by 2023. “The process requires increasing the fleet of taxis and limos to match the rapid growth seen by the emirate and step up