Self-driving Transport (SDT) has long been a goal of the transportation technology research community. As far back as the 1970s, early efforts in the US and the UK produced limited self-driving functionalities in automobiles. What was once a distant goal, is now becoming a reality. Self-driving Transport systems offer to transform not only the way we understand and use transportation, but also our social life.
SDT technologies promise to transform the private vehicle industry, and even more importantly for Dubai - the mass public transport.
Today, Dubai Metro is one of the largest self-driving public transportation systems in the world while other public transport modes such as first-mile-last-mile shuttles, BRT are also making considerable progress towards achieving self-driving functionalities. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has announced a goal that "by 2030, 25% of all transportation trips in Dubai will be smart and driverless." In view of achieving this goal, this report outlines a strategy and roadmap for developing self-driving transport services in Dubai - focusing primarily on th...