The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has confirmed that air corridors will be created for autonomous aerial vehicles.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between RTA and Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) will provide a clear definition of the safety and security protocols of aerial transport in Dubai.
Air corridors are routes taken by autonomous aerial vehicles to fly from one point to another. Setting these up will help in the development of physical and virtual infrastructures needed for the management of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones.
Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of Public Transport Agency and head of the autonomous air vehicle project said: “The MoU also calls for charting out air corridors for air vehicles and stepping up the safety and security of the aerial transport system within the geographical perimeters of Dubai through the use of advanced technologies.”
“The MoU aims to step up cooperation in studying laws related to autonomous air vehicles, participate in specialist workshops held by either party and coordinate efforts in R&D (research and development) and innovations in relevant fields,” he added.
The world’s first self-flying taxi service was tested in Dubai back in 2017 with a video of the autonomous taxi having gone viral on social media.
Dubai aims to transform 25 percent of its mobility system into autonomous trips by the year 2030.