SUSPENDED SKY PODS
The #OnlyInDubai hashtag rings true when you consider the emirate’s forward-thinking plans for public transport. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently signed an agreement with UK-based BeemCar Ltd to develop sky pods, a futuristic urban mobility system that operates on steel wheels moving on suspended rails. There are two Dubai Sky Pod project models: the Unibike can accommodate up to five riders, travel at 150km/hr and carry 20,000 people per hour and the Unicar can carry up to six passengers for a distance of up to 200km at a maximum speed of 150km/hr and support around 50,000 riders per hour.
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
By 2030, 25 per cent of all trips in Dubai will be smart and driverless. That’s the goal of the Dubai Government, which has already successfully rolled out Dubai Metro, one of the largest self-driving public transportation systems globally. The emirate is also trialling driverless buses, taxis and even the Volocopter – the world’s first unmanned air taxi (pictured).
DESIGNER AIRPORTS
This story is from the April 2020 edition of Business Traveller Middle East.
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