RTA opent registratie voor de Dubai World Challenge voor zelfrijdend transport

– De finalisten worden bekendgemaakt in oktober 2018, de winnaars in oktober 2019.
– Shakri: de uitdaging richt zich op megabedrijven, start-ups en universiteiten

DUBAI – (BUSINESS WIRE) – De weg- en vervoersautoriteit (RTA) van Dubai opent vandaag, 1 mei 2018, de inschrijving voor de Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport via de website www.sdchallenge.com. H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, directeur-generaal en voorzitter van de raad van bestuur van de RTA, onthulde eerder het initiatief dat in samenwerking met de universiteit van Khalifa en de internationale organisatie NewCities wordt georganiseerd.

Adel Shakeri, directeur van Transportation Systems en hoofd van de Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport Commissie, zei: “De registratie voor de Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport gaat vandaag, 1 mei 2018, van start. In oktober 2018 worden de finalisten bekendgemaakt en in oktober 2019 worden de winnaars bekendgemaakt. Het totale prijzengeld van de ‘Challenge’ bedraagt meer dan 5 miljoen USD.

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RTA Opens Registration for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

• Finalists to be announced in October 2018, winners in October 2019
• Shakri: The Challenge targets mega companies, start-ups and universities

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai opens today, May 1^st, 2018, the registration for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport through the website www.sdchallenge.com. HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, had previously unveiled the initiative in collaboration with Khalifa University and NewCities International Organisation.

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Adel Shakeri, Director of Transportation Systems cum Head of the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport Committee, said, “Registration for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport opens today, May 1^st 2018. Finalists will be announced in October 2018, and winners will be unveiled in October 2019. The total prize money of the ‘Challenge’ exceeds USD $5 million.”

“Launching the ‘Challenge’ is part of RTA’s efforts to support the leading role of Dubai in Self-Driving Transport and its commitment to realise the Government’s vision for transforming 25% of total mobility trips in Dubai into driverless trips by 2030. This initiative will bring together prominent experts, specialists, policymakers, technology drivers, researchers and academicians. It will attempt to come up with the best ideas & visions that serve the Dubai Government’s drive, achieves RTA’s first strategic goal (Smart Dubai), and realise Dubai’s initiative (Smart Dubai),” he continued.

“The Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport targets big companies, start-ups, local and international universities. About USD $3 million has been allocated to mega companies, USD $1.5m for start-ups, and USD $600,000 for universities and academic institutions (USD $300,000 each for local universities, and international universities). The Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport has become a key pillar of RTA’s strategy and hence launching a host of such innovative initiatives can make driverless mobility a reality on the ground,” concluded Shakeri.

*Source: AETOSWire

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