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Dubai Launches AI System To Reduce Traffic Congestion
The platform will also predict when roads and bridges need to be maintained and can be used for crowd management, administration, and smart services.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of an AI and data science-based platform that will improve various aspects of the country’s transportation network, from road maintenance to public transit planning.
#RTA has launched a comprehensive Enterprise Platform for designing and developing AI and data science solutions at world-class standards in collaboration with top global firms.https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3f pic.twitter.com/wzPghBe5Wy
— RTA (@rta_dubai) May 21, 2023
The new platform, developed in tandem with top global firms, will use machine learning to examine traffic data, spot trends, and make predictions to aid in the design of more effective road networks and alleviate traffic congestion.
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In addition to reducing traffic congestion, the AI platform will also enable preventative maintenance for roads and bridges, plus crowd management and over 100 further use cases as part of RTA’s AI project roadmap. The system will also allow the Roads and Transport Authority to integrate AI into websites and digital apps.
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For etisalat, More Bandwidth Is A Matter Of Digital Sovereignty
The etisalat group plans to expand its international capacity from 20 Tbps to more than 500 Tbps by 2030, with new routes designed for speed and resilience.
By 2030, etisalat group plans to lift its international connectivity capacity to more than 500 terabits per second (Tbps), more than 25 times the 20 Tbps it has today. The group presented the expansion as preparation for rising AI demand and an important move for the UAE’s digital sovereignty.
His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, witnessed the launch of the project, which covers the UAE and international markets. Sheikh Mansour is also Chairman of the Emirates Investment Authority, etisalat group’s main shareholder.
He emphasized the role of coordinated national efforts in advancing the UAE’s AI and digital economy ambitions. “AI is a central pillar in our development journey moving forward,” he said, adding that developing the country’s digital capabilities would empower every institution, public and private, to build and innovate with AI “at the scale the coming decade will demand”.
“This project reflects our conviction that the UAE should not simply adopt AI, but govern it and build with it,” said H.E Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Alzaabi, Chairman of etisalat group. “That requires digital infrastructure at a scale that would prepare us for the future”. He cast greater international connectivity as a strategic answer to the challenges of processing and moving data globally.
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Beyond raw bandwidth, the expansion will introduce new connectivity routes intended to improve reliability and efficiency, and Alzaabi tied them directly to the sovereignty goal. “Delivered through diversified routes and low-latency design, the project is set to keep the country’s connection to the global digital economy fast, direct and resilient, while ensuring the UAE’s digital sovereignty,” he said.
He also linked the plan to the group’s 50-year commitment to building infrastructure for the nation. The announcement didn’t mention what the expansion will cost. Nor did it name the new routes or say who will build them, the details that would show what digital sovereignty means in practice.
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