The promising emirate of Ajman witnessed an experiment that indicates a huge quantum leap in the field of future transportation through the self-driving car project, which is the first of its kind in the Middle East.
The fifteen-passenger vehicle drove from the Ajman Hotel to the Al Buraqah roundabout, back to the waiting station on the main street. The field experiment was attended by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Head of the Municipality Department, His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, and Sheikha Noura Al Nuaimi, Director of Ajman Center x.
Who worked for more than 90 continuous days in cooperation with “Etisalat” to complete the project, which aligns with the aspirations and ambitions of the wise leadership and the UAE’s vision and national agenda to be the best country in the world in the field of sustainable transport and infrastructure development in the Emirate.
The 5G vehicle is characterized by a high degree of security and a high level of safety and is equipped with facial recognition, artificial intelligence and advanced technologies. It is connected to the C-V2X system, which activates the vehicle’s communications with the surrounding traffic systems, enabling it to interact with light signals and crossing areas Pedestrians automatically use sensors to read the road condition, control the vehicle and avoid hitting any object for the safety of passengers, and artificial intelligence cameras connected to the 5G network.
The experience witnessed a turnout from residents and visitors to the emirate, according to the project organizers, who called on the public to provide them with any comments or suggestions in order to make the most of it, and from this advanced and innovative approach in the field of transport, not to mention its contribution to alleviating congestion and reducing environmental and audio pollution. caused by noise in addition to the sustainability and preservation of infrastructure and roads.
Dreamers like me, near seeing such self-driving vehicles as a reality on our roads, look at them with the great hope that they bear for us in reducing the bleeding we witness as a result of traffic accidents and the lives they claim and the heavy catastrophic losses they cause. About the various methods of driving prevalent on our roads, and the practices that come to us from environments where there are no traffic regulations, and from cases of blatant non-compliance with the simplest rules, which we suffer from, and welcome to smart vehicles.
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