Dubai is taking exceptional cares, especially regarding their public transport, in the last few years.
In the ever-continuous cycle to better themselves, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with Arcab to launch a digital platform on a trial basis in the shape of a smart app to meet the public demand for medium-sized bus services.
The agreement was made in collaboration with the Dubai Future Accelerators Programme. This is one of many initiatives of the Dubai Future Basis launched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Govt Council in 2016.
It was made to set a platform combining authorities’ entities, start-ups and enterprise leaders from everywhere in the world. The initiative aimed to launch revolutionary tasks pushed by future expertise to energy very important sectors.
#RTA has signed an agreement with (arcab) to launch a digital platform on a trial base in the shape of a smart app to meet the public demand for medium-sized bus services.https://t.co/6pqh6VIL3f pic.twitter.com/uiqNXaAErO
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The agreement was signed by Ahmed Hashem Bahrozyan, CEO of Public Transport Company, RTA and Bilal Shabandri, Co-Founder and CEO of arcab. The settlement supplies for establishing an “extremely subtle and versatile” digital platform for commuting individuals easily and safely to numerous locations throughout Dubai.
Bahrozyan stated, “Becoming a member of forces with the non-public sector will strengthen RTA’s public-private partnership, which RTA at all times seeks to undertake as a method of enhancing its public service choices comparable to transportation on medium-sized buses, particularly in districts and localities usually not lined by [larger] buses.”
Shabandri said, “We’re happy to associate with RTA to offer options that profit 1000’s of passengers, in good match with the wonderful public transport system that Dubai has developed over time.”
The trial platform will be operational in two of Dubai’s districts. The first route will commute between the International City/Dubai Silicon Oasis and Jebel Ali Free Zone.
The second route will shuttle between the International City and JLT. Following a three-month trial, the service will expand to include 12 other districts in Dubai.
Other than this new trial service, which will hopefully extend after the three-month trial period, RTA also offers a range of other public transport facilities across Dubai, including smart services, e-hailing, shared transport and bus-on-demand services.
