RTA launches trial digital platform to serve demand for medium-sized bus services

RTA launches trial digital platform to serve demand for medium-sized bus services

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with "arcab" to launch a digital platform on a trial base in the shape of a smart app to meet the public demand for medium-sized bus services.

The trial platform will be operational in two of Dubai’s districts. The first route will commute between the International City/Dubai Silicon Oasis and Jebel Ali Free Zone. The second route will shuttle between the International City and JLT. Following a three-month trial, the service will expand to include 12 other districts in Dubai.

The agreement was made in collaboration with the Dubai Future Accelerators Programme, one of the initiatives of the Dubai Future Foundation launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, in 2016 to set a platform combining government entities, start-ups, and business leaders from all over the world. The initiative aimed to launch innovative projects driven by future technology to power vital sectors.

The agreement was signed by Ahmed Hashem Bahrozyan, CEO of Public Transport Agency, RTA, and Bilal Shabandri, Co-Founder and CEO of arcab. The agreement provides for establishing a highly sophisticated and flexible digital platform for commuting people