The RTA expects to finish connecting every traffic signal in Dubai to its traffic management centre in Al Barsha early next year. AI will use data from cameras and existing systems to anticipate congestion and adjust signal timings on the fly.
Khaleej Times reports that Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of the RTA's Corporate Technology Support Services Sector, told Dubai Radio's Direct Line programme that AI powered signal management is expected to cut congestion by at least 10 percent. Work is under way to connect every traffic signal in Dubai to the RTA's traffic management centre in Al Barsha, with completion expected early next year. The system will use information from cameras and existing infrastructure to spot likely bottlenecks in advance and change signal timings to match. Bahrozyan said the technology would make signal management more responsive than it is today. The RTA runs the Al Barsha centre in constant coordination with Dubai Police.
Motorists will also increasingly reach services through an AI assistant, using it to pay fines, renew vehicle registrations and renew driving licences. The RTA aims to move more than half of its service operations into this ecosystem within two years, and expects the strategy to add more than AED 300 million in value every year.
The updated AI strategy covers 41 areas across the RTA's agencies, sectors and departments and will be rolled out in six phases over two and a half years. The first two phases are under way and the other four will follow over the next two years. AI will also support planning for buses, the Metro and marine transport. Bahrozyan said the RTA's assets are worth more than AED 150 billion and that AI could extend monitoring coverage to around five times today's level.
Source: Khaleej Times
