UAE LAUNCHED THE WORLD'S FIRST DRIVERLESS, 100% ELECTRIC VEHICLE

  • 27/11/2021

Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, attended the launch of the Khalifa University autonomous vehicle (AV), the UAE's first driverless, autonomous 12-seater shuttle that will transport students and staff around the Sas Al Nakhl Campus.


He also witnessed the signing of an AED170 million operating agreement for the Emirates ICT Innovation Centre (EBTIC) by its three founders, Khalifa University, Etisalat, and BT (UK), as well as the UAE's Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA). 

Khalifa University is the first university in the UAE to deploy an AV on campus that can also run in a "real environment" off campus, bringing smart sustainable mobility to the community and contributing to the UAE's sustainable development initiatives.

The driverless, all-electric shuttle is one of the first autonomous vehicles to be deployed in the UAE in a'mixed traffic mode,' meaning it can share the road with other vehicles. The environmentally friendly shared transportation solution will also serve as a platform for faculty and researchers at the Khalifa University Centre for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (KU-CARS) to investigate autonomous driving in challenging scenarios.

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