Dubai autonomous vehicles
Goals
By 2030, move 25% of public transport to unmanned operation
Project
The traffic authority has unveiled autonomous pod buses, which are designed to travel short to medium distances in dedicated lanes. The autonomous containers are equipped with cameras and mechanisms for hitching and unhitching
$410,000 – allocated for further development
3m × 2m × 3m Container size ~ 1,500kg Weight
20 km/hour Average speed
3 hours of operation supported by a battery that the self-contained unit is equipped with, 6 hours of charging
10 persons Capacity (six seated, four standing)
Three-dimensional cameras – Main control system,
Backup – manually controlled by operator
March’ 2018 Test Run
