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Filipino Times
20-05-2025
- Filipino Times
RTA launches new AED 12 bus route between Dubai, Sharjah
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced a new intercity bus route, E308, connecting Dubai and Sharjah. The route runs between the Stadium Bus Station in Dubai and the Al Jubail Bus Station in Sharjah. With a fare of only AED 12 per trip, the new service offers a more affordable option for daily travelers between the two emirates. This aims to help ease traffic congestion and provide better transport access for commuters, including many workers who live in one city and work in the other. The launch of Route E308 adds to RTA's efforts to improve public transport links and make inter-emirate travel more convenient. The service is expected to benefit thousands of passengers who rely on buses for daily travel between Dubai and Sharjah. #هيئة_الطرق_و_المواصلات تعزّز الربط بين #دبي والشارقة من خلال إطلاق خط الحافلات الجديد E308، الذي يربط بين محطة حافلات الاستاد في دبي ومحطة الجبيل في الشارقة. قيمة التذكرة 12 درهماً فقط للرحلة الواحدة، مما يجعل التنقّل بين المدينتين أسهل وأقل تكلفةً من أي وقت مضى. — RTA (@rta_dubai) May 17, 2025
Time Out Dubai
13-05-2025
- Business
- Time Out Dubai
RTA opens new pedestrian bridge on Sheikh Rashid Street
The Roads and Transport Authority of Dubai has opened a brand new bridge that will serve more than 22,000 people daily. The bicycle and pedestrian bridge can be found on Sheikh Rashid Street, connecting Al Mankhool and Al Jafilya. It is part of the RTA's ongoing efforts to make Dubai one of the safest cities in the world. The new 91-metre bridge allows pedestrians to safely cross one of the emirate's busiest roads. Pedestrians will be able to use the bridge to connect to nearby public bus stations, residential areas and commercial zones due to its strategic location. ضمن حرصنا المستمر لتعزيز السلامة المرورية ودعم التنمية المستدامة في الإمارة، افتتحت #هيئة_الطرق_و_المواصلات جسراً جديداً للمشاة والدراجات على شارع الشيخ راشد، لخدمة أكثر من 22 ألف شخص يومياً، بتصميم مستوحى من قصة دبي البحرية، ومجهز بالكامل لتلبية احتياجات الجميع، بما فيهم أصحاب… — RTA (@rta_dubai) May 13, 2025 The bridge has been designed with accessibility in mind, with elevators on both sides to allow everyone to be able to use it. The structure of the bridge pays homage to Dubai's extensive maritime heritage with diving and commercial vessels decorating the final design. News of the new pedestrian bridge comes after all works on one of the city's biggest traffic projects was completed on the Bur Dubai side. The Shindagha Corridor Project opened the fifth and final bridge as part of the Sheikh Rashid-Al Mina Street Interchange Improvement Project on Sunday May 11. Stretching from the Al Garhoud Bridge towards Port Rashid all the way to the Infinity Bridge and Waterfront Souk, traffic flow is expected to be much smoother from now. If your daily commute uses the route, then you're in luck, as the RTA has stated the works have reduced travel time from 80 to 12 minutes. More Dubai news Driving in Dubai? Here's what you must know about Salik tolls And how it can cost you Major Dubai road project cuts travel time from 80 to 12 minutes The final phase has been completed Planning a trip? Every UAE long weekend to look forward to in 2025 The key dates to know
What's On
12-03-2025
- What's On
14 ways drones are used in Dubai to run the city - What's On
We're living in the future… Everyone knows that Dubai is an advanced place when it comes to technology, whether it's self driving cars or flying taxis, but drones are used in Dubai for many instances in day-to-day running of the city. We've gathered a list of all the ways that Dubai uses drones, take a look… Cloud seeding…? The UAE has been actively pursuing cloud seeding as part of its efforts to enhance water resources and address water scarcity in the region. The 7th International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) took place at the Conrad Abu Dhabi, Etihad Towers between January 28 and 30, 2025 and invited the world's leading experts, researchers, policymakers and weather scientists to discuss a range of topics related to cloud seeding and rain enhancement programme The conference, featured more than 65 headline speakers, and included such topics as the use of Artificial Intelligence, the deployment of drones, the potential efficacy of new cloud-seeding materials, limited-area climate interventions, hybrid AI-physics models, and completely novel approaches. Could the UAE soon be using drones to cloud seed? Dubai Metro cleaning Dubai recently announced that they are trialing an initiative to use drones to clean the outside of the Dubai Metro stations. The drones are able to spray water and are controlled by the team on the ground. تواصل #هيئة_الطرق_و_المواصلات توظيف أحدث التقنيات لتعزيز كفاءة عملياتها، حيث بدأت الهيئة مرحلة تجريبية لاستخدام الطائرات بدون طيار 'الدرون' لتنظيف الواجهات الخارجية لمحطات المترو بدقة، مما يساهم في تقليل الوقت والجهد، مع الحفاظ على أعلى معايير الجودة. — RTA (@rta_dubai) March 11, 2025 Entertainment Everyone has heard of the famous and super impressive Dubai drone shows that take place during Dubai Shopping festival every night of December and January, and if you haven't, have you been living under a rock? They're some of the most impressive displays and it lit a up the skies at Bluewaters and The Beach opposite JBR every day with not one, but two displays. Sight the moon This year, UAE announced that they planned on deploying artificial intelligence (AI) drones to sight the crescent moon that marks the beginning of Ramadan 2025. The innovative approach to moon sighting aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of the centuries-old tradition that determines the start of the Islamic Holy Month. Firefighting Drones are revolutionizing emergency services in Dubai and Dubai Civil Defence are utilising drones to aid in firefighting missions. The drones are able to fly over the scene of a fire or traffic accident, and provide live video back to the control room of Dubai Civil Defence. Deliveries In December last year, with His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) launched a new drone delivery system, the very first of its kind in the Middle East. The operators behind the new delivery system are Keeta Drone, a Chinese firm, who were awarded the license by the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA). Sheikh Hamdan actually placed the first drone order from the Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai (RIT-Dubai) platform in Dubai Silicon Oasis – a designated landing pad of the drone delivery network. And whilst the initial operation is boutique in its capacity, it's expected to cover 33 per cent of the total land area of Dubai by 2030. That's an impressive expansion plan. Waste management It was announced in 2016 that drones would be used for waste management department and will'carry out inspections across deserts and beaches'. 'We initially purchased the drone to monitor the landfill sites at Al Ghusais, Jebel Ali and Al Warsan, because as per regulations, they are allowed to reach up to 30 metres high,' Abdul Majeed Al Saifaie, director of the Waste Management Department, told Gulf News. Dubai Municipality is particularly keen on these drone patrols because they are cost effective – at first they're likely to monitor campsites and people having barbecues at beaches (as those are two of the times that litter is often left behind). The mini flying machines will also be used to monitor trucks that dump their waste illegally Monitoring traffic The futuristic Dubai Police force have been using high-tech drones to monitor traffic since 2017, when it was first announced. The police use them to keep an eye on traffic anywhere in the city and drones are to capture live recordings of the roads, which will be broadcast back to a command room using 4G technology. Lieutenant Mohammed Omar Al Muhairi, director of the drone project, said the aerial devices were equipped with long-life batteries so they would be able to stay in the sky as long as possible. Drones for Good competition In 2026, Dubai held a drones for Good competition, where tech and drone enthusiasts descended upon Dubai Internet City to compete for an international prize pool of Dhs4.6 million, and a smaller prize pool of Dhs1 million for national entrants. Impressive stuff. Some entries included search and rescue assistance, underwater investigation such as surveying and oil spill tracking and helping in emergency situations. World Drone Prix The World Drone Prix was held in Dubai in March 2016 and it was essential a race for drones. Teams flew in from all around the world to compete for an incredible prize of Dhs 3.7 million. It was also the first time a complete drone racing track has ever been custom-built for a drone racing event. A drone race through a mall In 2020, pro-drone pilots, Ryan Copeland and Vladimir Ivanov, were given exclusive access to Nakheel Mall for a race and one-off video, which shows off everything that the outlet has to offer. The mall opened in 2019. Watch below… Personal use The UAE had a ban on personal drones since January 2022 however since January of this yeat the UAE ban on the personal use of drones has been lifted, subject to strict conditions. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority and the General Civil Aviation Authority announced in November 2024 that the ban on flying drones in the UAE – which has been in place since January 2022 – would be gradually lifted. The UAE outlines phases for the conditional lifting of restrictions on drone operations.#UAE #Drones #DroneRegulations #Technology #Innovation — وزارة الداخلية (@moiuae) November 23, 2024 Police social distancing during Covid Dubai, and the neighbouring emirate, Sharjah, has also been known to use drones in a productive way during Covid 19. Sharjah's emergency crisis and disaster team joined forces with the Air Wing Department of the General Directorate of Security Support at the Ministry of Interior, and the Sharjah Police force, to launch a Covid-19 awareness campaign, using drones to enforce social distancing and deliver public safety messages. The neighbouring emirates use drones effectively too… Seed planting The Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative was announced in February 2021 (in the company of the UK's Prince William), has now reached the incredible milestone of planting more than one million seeds with the help of (and may we take this opportunity to say beautiful, really, that chrome bodywork *chef's kiss*) drones. The drones are getting wiser too. Their part in the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative has benefitted from a continual feedback loop of human experiential, and machine, learning. That has been channeled into more effective seed dispersal mechanism, more detailed 3D mapping, greater flight time efficiency and as a result, more seedlings making the grade.
Dubai Eye
11-03-2025
- Automotive
- Dubai Eye
RTA to introduce AI-powered traffic signals
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced it will be upgrading its traffic signal system to be powered by AI and digital twin technology to enhance traffic flow. The new system is expected to reduce congestion by up to 20 per cent after it is completed in the first half of 2026, the RTA said in a social media post. تعمل #هيئة_الطرق_و_المواصلات على تحديث نظام التحكم بإشارات المرور إلى الجيل التالي من UTC-UX Fusion، المدعوم بالذكاء الاصطناعي وتكنولوجيا التوأم الرقمي، لتحسين تدفق حركة المرور والحد من الازدحام بنسبة تصل إلى 20%. ومن المتوقع أن يكتمل المشروع بحلول النصف الأول من عام 2026، مما… — RTA (@rta_dubai) March 11, 2025 The RTA says the project will "enhance traffic signal efficiency by predicting traffic analysis to dynamically optimise signal timings." The new system also enabled priority-based traffic management and uses data from future road sensors to refine signal timings. #RTA is upgrading the traffic signal control system to the next-generation UTC-UX Fusion, powered by AI and digital twin technology, to enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion by up to 20%. The project is expected to be completed by the first half of 2026, making mobility in… — RTA (@rta_dubai) March 11, 2025
Arabian Business
11-03-2025
- Automotive
- Arabian Business
Dubai's RTA reveals new details about AI-powered traffic signal control system
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is upgrading its traffic signal control system to the next-generation UTC-UX Fusion. The new system–which is in line with Dubai's strategy to become a smart and sustainable city– will be powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technology. The system aims to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion by up to 20 percent, and is expected to be completed by the first half of 2026. '#RTA is upgrading the traffic signal control system to the next-generation UTC-UX Fusion, powered by AI and digital twin technology, to enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion by up to 20%. The project is expected to be completed by the first half of 2026, making mobility in #Dubai smarter and more seamless. #YourComfortMatters,' the RTA said via an X post. تعمل #هيئة_الطرق_و_المواصلات على تحديث نظام التحكم بإشارات المرور إلى الجيل التالي من UTC-UX Fusion، المدعوم بالذكاء الاصطناعي وتكنولوجيا التوأم الرقمي، لتحسين تدفق حركة المرور والحد من الازدحام بنسبة تصل إلى 20%. ومن المتوقع أن يكتمل المشروع بحلول النصف الأول من عام 2026، مما… — RTA (@rta_dubai) March 11, 2025 The upgrade is aimed to enhance traffic management and mobility across Dubai, by improving journey time and traffic mobility at intersections by up to 20 percent. 'By predicting traffic analysis to dynamically optimise signal timings and incorporating digital twin technology to simulate signal adjustments and assess their impact before actual implementation, the system also enables priority-base traffic management and uses data from future road sensors to refine signal timings,' RTA said in the video.
