According to the “Bloomberg” agency website, the G42 company for artificial intelligence services, in cooperation with the Mubadala Investment Fund of the Abu Dhabi government, will conduct these experiments using 5 self-driving vehicles covering 9 locations on Yas Island, which contains many giant entertainment centers.
The site stated that the second phase of the trials will cover more places and sites in Abu Dhabi, while G42 will later launch an application for this service that enables customers to book appointments through it.
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The Department of Municipalities and Transport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi had indicated earlier that it was working in coordination and cooperation with strategic partners "to develop an integrated and sustainable transportation system that improves the quality of services provided to the residents and visitors of the emirate, and achieves the objectives of the department and the Integrated Transport Center," according to the local Al-Ittihad newspaper.
Earlier this year, Cruise LLC, the self-driving car unit majority owned by General Motors, signed an agreement to start operating self-driving taxis in Dubai in 2023.
The company will start operating a small number or vehicles in two batches for a year, and plans to deploy 4,000 Origin driverless vehicles in the emirate by 2030.