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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"life",<br>"author":"serah1",<br>"permlink":"autonomoustransportpodsmakeforasci-ficommuteindubai-ac6t9zeawy",<br>"title":"Autonomous Transport Pods Make For a Sci-Fi Commute in Dubai",<br>"body":"<center>https:\/\/wishtech.science\/serah1\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/03\/Next_V3_Render_SHD-600x315.jpg<\/center> <br \/><br><p> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>In Brief<\/h5> \n\t\t\t\t\t\tTransportation authorities in Dubai just lately examined a pair of driverless transport pods coupled to one another. Capable of ferrying six passengers per pod,<br> these autonomous automobiles are a part of Dubai's efforts to advertise futuristic transport tech.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Autonomous Transport Pods<\/h2>\n<p>Visiting Dubai can appear to be entering into the longer term. It\u2019s house to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/articles\/man-made-islands-in-dubai.html\">man-made islands<\/a>,<br> the world\u2019s first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.officeofthefuture.ae\/\">3D printed workplace<\/a>,<br> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/dubai-firefighters-water-jetpacks-avoid-uae-city-heavy-traffic-united-arab-emirates-a7541551.html\">firefighters with jetpacks<\/a>. Now town needs residents to commute in sci-fi fashion,<br> too \u2013 just lately,<br> town unveiled and examined two autonomous transport pods,<br> every designed to ferry as much as six individuals.<\/p>\n<p>At the tip of February,<br> Dubai\u2019s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) featured these two\u00a0pods hooked up to one another different and working round one of many metropolis\u2019s important streets. Built in Italy by the U.S.-based firm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.next-future-mobility.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Next Future Transportation<\/a>,<br> the cube-shaped autonomous pods run on electrical energy,<br> with a prime velocity of 80 okay\/h (roughly 50 mph).<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJlQaCIUHTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>These pods are a part of town\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/dubai-announces-accelerator-to-solve-the-21st-centurys-most-pressing-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\">2030 Dubai Future Accelerators program<\/a>,<br> with a aim of constructing 25 % of day by day transportation totally automated. In order to do that,<br> the RTA will spend $410,<br>00zero (1.5 million dirhams) for additional analysis and growth of the pods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is to develop these two research vehicles,<br>\u201d Khaled al-Awadhi,<br> Automated Collection Systems director on the RTA,<br>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-emirates-transportation-autonomous\/dubai-tests-autonomous-pods-in-drive-for-smart-city-idUSKCN1GD5G6\" target=\"_blank\">advised<i> Reuters.<\/i><\/a>\u00a0\u201cThese tests are aimed at developing the performance of these vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Transporting the Future<\/h2>\n<p>The plan,<br> in line with the RTA,<br> might be to initially deploy the pods on pre-programmed routes. Eventually,<br> they'd change into accessible utilizing a cellular app for house pickups,<br> like a ride-hailing service.<\/p>\n<p>Next Future\u2019s autonomous transport pods are simply one of many newest transport applied sciences Dubai has been considering. City officers have been engaged on <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-dubai-hyperloop-superfast-transport-surges-closer-to-reality\/\">plenty of Hyperloop initiatives<\/a>,<br> together with constructing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/00-miles-in-12-minutes-thanks-to-hyperloop-one-and-dubai-its-happening\/\">a community that connects main cities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IDgh29SqZzE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,<br> Dubai\u2019s different autonomous transportation efforts embody<a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/dubai-says-they-successfully-tested-the-first-autonomous-flying-taxi\/\" target=\"_blank\"> testing a vertical take-off and touchdown (VTOL) ride-hailing service<\/a>,<br> in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/dubai-jump-starts-autonomous-taxi-service-with-50-tesla-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">a driverless taxi service on land<\/a> powered by Tesla Model S and X automobiles. Dubai additionally funded a startup working to excellent a know-how that might <a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/a-startup-in-dubai-is-developing-ai-to-make-roads-safer\/\">enable driverless automobiles to \u201ccommunicate\u201d with one another,<br><\/a> and with good street infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai RTA authorities haven't given a precise date as to when Next\u2019s autonomous dice pods will hit the roads. For now,<br> officers have mentioned they purpose to iron out their plans for the pods by the tip of 2018 or by early 2019.<\/p>\n<p><i>Disclaimer: The Dubai Future Foundation works in collaboration with Futurism and is considered one of our sponsors.<\/i><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t!function(f,<br>b,<br>e,<br>v,<br>n,<br>t,<br>s)(window,<br>\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument,<br>'script',<br>'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\t\t\tfbq('init',<br> '286353685112848'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n\t\t\t\tfbq('track',<br> 'PageView');\n\t\t\t<\/script><script>\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() ;\n\t\t(function(d,<br> s,<br> id)(document,<br> 'script',<br> 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script>\r\n",<br>"json_metadata":" \"community\":\"steempress\",<br>\"app\":\"steempress\/1.0.1\",<br>\"tags\":[\"life\",<br>\"news\",<br>\"science\",<br>\"steemit\",<br>\"transport\" " | | comment_options | "author":"serah1",
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