Dubai: New platform to help reduce traffic, plan public transportation routes

Dubai: New platform to help reduce traffic, plan public transportation routes

The platform will do things like analyse traffic data and identify patterns and forecasts to facilitate efficient road network planning and reduce congestion

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Published: Sun 21 May 2023, 11:52 AM

Artificial intelligence (AI) will soon power Dubai’s decisions related to predictive maintenance for roads and bridges, public transportation route planning and crowd management, among others.

This came as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched an ‘Enterprise Platform’ for designing and developing AI and data science solutions. It will help process RTA-owned data and restructure it for training machine learning models across operations.

Applications include analysing traffic data and identifying patterns and forecasts, which contribute to an efficient road network planning and reduces traffic congestion.

Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, RTA, said: “The launch of this platform affirms RTA's commitment to advancing Dubai's transition into the world's smartest city. By leveraging AI, the platform aims to foster residents' wellbeing and boost sustainability and service efficiency.”

Pictured: Mattar Al Tayer

He said the RTA has one of the UAE's largest big data platforms in terms of storage capacity. “It has been linked with the AI platform to benefit from the existing historical data and develop use cases