Electric driverless vehicles to be rolled out across the UAE after Sharjah trial

Electric driverless vehicles to be rolled out across the UAE after Sharjah trial

Electric autonomous shuttles will soon be spotted driving around Dubai following a successful trial by UAE-based sustainable and smart transportation company ION.

The Navya Autonom vehicles, which have been available in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi since October 2018, were tested at the University of Sharjah, the largest integrated educational district in the world, under the supervision of Sharjah Police.

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Nasir Alshamsi, director of sustainable mobility at Bee'ah and project manager – ION, which is a joint venture between Bee'ah and CE-Creates, the business incubation platform of Crescent Enterprises, told Arabian Business that the plans had been delayed due to the coronavirus crisis.

He said two deals are being concluded to operate the technology, at an academic site in