Dubai, Seoul discuss future of autonomous transport

Dubai, Seoul discuss future of autonomous transport

DUBAI / WAM

Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) received Hon. CHO, Eung Cheon, Vice-Chairman of Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee, Hon Lee Hun Seung, Vice-Chairman of Land Infrastructure and Transport Committee of the Republic of Korea. The visiting Korean officials were accompanied by Moon, Byung-Jun, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Dubai. The meeting discussed means of boosting cooperation and exchanging expertise between RTA and its Korean counterpart in the fields of autonomous transport and control systems. The delegation reviewed RTA’s plans for the future development of these fields. At the start of the meeting, Al Tayer welcomed the visitors and praised the cooperative relationships between RTA and several Korean entities operating in the fields of transport and transport systems. He briefed the visitors about Dubai Strategy for Self-Driving Transport that aims to convert 25 percent of total mobility journeys in Dubai into smart and autonomous journeys by 2030.

He noted that RTA was finalising trial runs for the operation of the autonomous air taxi and autonomous taxis as well as the development of suspended mobility systems. The Korean delegation viewed RTA’s plan for sustainable transport