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Arabian Business
10 hours ago
- Automotive
- Arabian Business
Dubai traffic: How the RTA is using AI to slash congestion and boost road efficiency
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has rolled out 'Data Drive – Clear Guide', a next-generation digital platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse five years of historical traffic data alongside real-time road conditions — enabling instant, data-driven decisions to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow across the emirate. The platform aggregates and processes vast traffic datasets from leading international providers, delivering accurate, minute-by-minute insights via an interactive map. It allows users to pinpoint specific roads or areas, assess average speeds, track traffic density, and measure travel times, making it a powerful tool for both operational teams and strategic planners. AI traffic analysis in Dubai Key capabilities include: Analysing historical and live traffic flow to spot recurring congestion patterns Identifying times of smooth traffic flow and bottlenecks in the network Sending instant alerts on traffic disruptions, jams, or unusual slowdowns Monitoring traffic diversions and event-related road performance in real time Automatically generating before-and-after reports to evaluate the impact of roadworks or infrastructure upgrades By replacing older, manual data-gathering processes that often took weeks, the platform can now deliver the same insights within minutes. This dramatically improves response times, enabling RTA teams to take swift action to manage incidents, optimise diversions, and minimise delays. The launch is part of RTA's wider vision to harness AI, intelligent analytics, and autonomous mobility solutions to make Dubai the world's smartest city and a global leader in innovation, sustainability, and transport efficiency. According to RTA, the platform will play a vital role in enhancing digital transformation within the emirate's transport sector, providing stakeholders with the tools they need to plan smarter, respond faster, and keep Dubai moving efficiently.
Khaleej Times
17 hours ago
- Automotive
- Khaleej Times
Dubai: RTA to now use smart platform to monitor real-time traffic flow, slash delays
Dubai's transport authority will now be using a smart platform to analyse historical and real-time traffic flow on the emirate's roads over the past five years, in addition to real-time traffic data, the RTA announced on Monday, August 11. The digital platform called 'Data Drive – Clear Guide', will help the authority instantly identify road conditions, analyse speeds, recurring traffic patterns, times of smooth traffic flow, congestion points, traffic jams, and other traffic elements. One of the main goals of the platform is to help reduce delays on the road via the real-time monitoring of traffic diversions and events. This will help concerned RTA teams to intervene swiftly, take appropriate measures, and minimise resulting delays. The platform also further allows automated report generation, with results assessed and analysed before and after road works, helping to evaluate project effectiveness and support effective decision-making based on large, reliable, and continuously updated datasets. Officers will be able to see real-time road conditions on an interactive map. The geographic area or street to be analysed can be specified based on indicators that help identify the road to be studied, such as average speed, traffic density, and travel time. Process explained Before the new system, procedures depended on manually gathering information from various sources, such as consultants or field teams, or on reports compiled manually based on traffic variables, which led to delays in analysis and decision-making. Now, information that once took weeks to compile and analyse can be obtained in real time within minutes. At every stage, the platform relies on historical and real-time data from leading international specialist firms that supply vast volumes of traffic information, which is then processed using intelligent tools to deliver an accurate, instantaneous picture of traffic conditions. It provides instant messages and notifications about traffic movement on the emirate's streets, thereby supporting decision-making in addressing day-to-day changes. The platform also offers advanced analytical tools for assessing traffic performance over different timeframes — or on specific days and weeks — and benchmarking results against five years of historical data. This enables evaluation of traffic conditions and comparison of performance across those periods, as well as the detection of recurring congestion patterns or bottlenecks and any sudden or unexpected drops in speed, thereby improving response times and the efficiency of developing solutions.
