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Issue No. 155 May 2021 Autonomous Taxis heading for Dubai Vision The world leader in seamless & sustainable mobility. Mission Develop & manage integrated and sustainable roads & transportation systems at a world-class level, and provide pioneered services to all stakeholders for their happiness, and support Dubai’s vision through shaping the future, developing policies and legislations, adopting technologies, innovations & world-class practices and standards. 2 East-West Traffic Corridors A new achievement is added to the array of key The project works included the construction of a road projects completed by Dubai’s Roads and tunnel at the intersection of Al Khawaneej Road Transport Authority (RTA) with the opening of Al with Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road Khawaneej Road Corridor. The project ranks up with and a surface signalised junction in addition to RTA’s strategic traverse (east-west) road corridors upgrading the roundabout at the intersection completed, which started with the improvement of Al Khawaneej Road with Al Amardi Road to a of Umm Suqeim and Al Qudra Roads. signalised junction. Works also included improving It was followed by the improvement of the Airport Al Amardi Road and Emirates Road junction and Road, involving the construction of four key constructing service roads extending 23 km along junctions, which was opened in 2018. Afterwards, Al Khawaneej Road and Al Amardi Road. RTA completed Tripoli Road Improvement Project RTA’s traffic studies indicate that the new corridor providing a 12-km link between Sheikh Mohammed reduces the transit time between Emirates bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road. Last April, RTA Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road opened Al Khawaneej Road Improvement Project. from 25 minutes to 9 minutes, and the waiting Work is currently underway in the construction time at the junction of Al Khawaneej Road with of Dubai-Al Ain Road Improvement Project. It Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Road (Al involves widening the road from three to six Khawaneej Roundabout) from 330 seconds to lanes in each direction over a sector extending just 45 seconds. It also doubles up the capacity 17 km and upgrading six key junctions besides of the junction from 8000 to 16000 vehicles the construction of new flyovers and service per hour, and halves the waiting time at the roads on both sides to serve the development intersection of Al Khawaneej Road with Al projects, improve traffic safety and increase Amardi Road, which has been upgraded from the road capacity. a roundabout to a surface junction, from 120 The recently opened Al Khawaneej Road seconds to 60 seconds. Improvement Project provides a key traffic link RTA is forging ahead with innovative solutions to between Dubai and Sharjah. It connects the cope with the mobility challenges ahead including almasar Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin self-driving transport. The civic body is focused Zayed Road and links up with the Airport Road on harnessing artificial intelligence and big data to to accommodate the projected traffic growth ease the mobility of people and offer a great transit in the future. experience for residents and visitors of Dubai. Issue No. 155 May 2021 155 May No. Issue 2 H.E. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer 3 Director General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors GENERAL SUPERVISOR Strategic Map Rowdah.AlMehrizi For AlMasar Magazine Team EDITOR IN CHIEF AlMoatasem Belah Mohammed Vision The Pioneer MANAGING DIRECTOR Government Mohammed Al Munji Magazine in Dubai EDITING MANAGER News Mission Nashwan Mahmood To work in the spirit 06 Mohammed bin Rashid orders payment of AED14m bonus to of team in presenting ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION owners of taxi plates achievements, enhance Moza.Alawani 12 Latifa bint Mohammed endorses Al Quoz District Improvement Success , and document Committee roles of RTA. PHOTOGRAPHY 15 RTA donates AED5 to feed the needy Sahir Babu 16 7 initiatives, projects discussed with Dubai Police Core Values Transparency & 18 Corporate Agility Innovative Lab opened Credibility DESIGN & MARKETING Corporate Reputation Excellence Spirit of Team Projects knowledge Sharing www.spotlightuae.net 22 90% of bridges and Roads leading to Al Khail Avenue opened ART DIRECTOR 24 3 Metro Stations poised for upgrade Said Mansour Reciprocal Ads Initiative CONTACT US P.O.Box: 118899 Dubai,U.A.E Al Masar magazine Editorial Tel : +971 4 2902638 Board offers the Reciprocal Fax: +971 4 2903933 [email protected] Ads initiative whereby a space www.rta.ae for an advert is allocated to strategic partners and other Achievements government entities against 26 Rail Asset Management clinches top global awards allocating the same space in 26 Advanced green building technologies to save electricity & water the magazine of the beneficial 28 RTA wins Prince Michael Traffic Safety Award entity during the same month 28 Augmented Reality technology used to fix tram faults Almasar Application is available on Apple store 4 for the benefit of the RTA. & Goole play by name: almasar magazine 29 Smart technologies for remote monitoring of assets Cover story 07 Autonomous Taxis heading for Dubai 20 Al Khawaneej Roads Improvement Project Opened Services 30 Dubai Taxi makes 2000 contracts under My Driver service 30 AED34m raised from 106th Plates Auction 32 Two bus routes launched, one abolished, others improved 32 Service delivery continues during Ramadan 12 Activities 34 Dubai becomes first city to carry safety assessment of autonomous vehicles 34 Tourism Development to promote marine transport to Sharjah 36 Customers Council reviews improving e-NOCs 36 Reading Month 2021 attracts wide participation 38 e-tickets for vehicle violations 16 38 Bank guarantee transactions go paperless almasar Community Safety 40 Drones used to carry field inspection of trucks 40 Taxi and bus drivers get Covid-19 jabs 42 290 inspections of abra operators 2021 155 May No. Issue 42 Inspection campaign target delivery and logistic companies 4 18 5 Cover story story Cover Mohammed bin Rashid orders payment of AED14m bonus to owners of 2833 taxi plates in Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the payment of a bonus amounting to AED14.165 million to citizens whose taxi number plates are operated by the Dubai Taxi Corporation and Taxi Franchise Companies. The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) will distribute the 2020 bonus to the entitled recipients, over and above their annual dues, during the holy month of Ramadan. His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director- Ramadan. It is a testament to the keenness of His Highness General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of to bring happiness to recipients of this gratuity and their RTA, thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid families during these blessed days. It also stems from Al Maktoum for gratifying taxi plate owners, enabling them the care of His Highness for his people and caring for their to cope with the requirements of life, and caring for their social and living conditions, particularly the fixed income living and the wellbeing of their families. earners and disadvantaged families. Besides helping with «This bonus is one of several other kind gestures we are the living conditions, the initiative also consolidates the accustomed to from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin social solidarity concept among community members,” 6 Rashid Al Maktoum, especially during the holy month of added Al Tayer. Hamdan bin Mohammed attends signing of agreement between RTA and Cruise to operate self-driving taxis and ride-hailing services in Dubai almasar His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, witnessed the signing of an agreement between the RTA and Cruise, a leading US-based autonomous vehicle company, as part of which Cruise will operate self-driving taxis and ride-hailing services in the emirate. 2021 155 May No. Issue The agreement will make Dubai the first non-US city in the world where Cruise will 6 commercially operate these vehicles. 7 Cover story story Cover The deployment of these self-driving vehicles is The agreement was signed in the presence of His expected to significantly improve road safety levels Excellency Abdulla Al Basti, the Secretary General of as over 90% of accidents are due to human errors. The Executive Council of Dubai, His Excellency Philip The all-electric vehicles are environmentally-friendly Frayne, Consul General of the United States in Dubai and capable of serving a wide range of clients from and Ahmed Bahrozyan, Chief Executive Officer of different community segments, including seniors and The Public Transport Agency at RTA. people of determination. This agreement will support His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Dubai’s 2030 vision for self-driving technology, as part Rashid Al Maktoum praised the agreement between of which the emirate seeks to reduce transportation the RTA and Cruise noting that it will raise the global costs by AED900 million a year and save AED1.5 profile of Dubai in self-driving transport and support billion a year by reducing environmental pollution efforts to transform Dubai into the smartest city in the by 12 per cent, as well as generate AED18 billion in world. “This agreement, which is the first of its kind annual economic returns by increasing the efficiency worldwide between a government entity and a leading of the transportation sector in Dubai. developer of autonomous vehicles, and autonomous His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director- vehicle technology, is a major step towards realising General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Dubai’s Self-Driving Transport Strategy aimed at Directors of the RTA, signed the agreement on behalf converting 25% of total trips in Dubai into self-driving of RTA.