accidents

How artificial intelligence can help reduce road accidents

Daniel Avdagic, CEO of AV Living Lab explains some of the technologies to look out for in 2023 that will focus on road safety

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How Selfdrive is rethinking on-demand mobility

Soham Shah, founder and CEO of Selfdrive, the smart mobility app, tells Gulf Business about introducing the UAE’s first ‘drive a new car every year’ programme

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How tech-enabled automotive apps are changing the face of the industry

Automotive apps will power innovation in the car rental sector, says Udrive CEO Nicholas Watson

Udrive Stations has launched in DWTC and will have two stations in the area — one near the World Trade Centre Residence and another near the business hub One Central — strategically covering both the residents, visitors and employees in the area.

Udrive launches area-exclusive car rental station near Dubai World Trade Centre

The stations are geofences that have been incorporated into Udrive’s proprietary technology infrastructure and are only accessible to users of select communities

Bikeera

Bikeera teams up with Binance Pay to accept virtual payments in the UAE

Settlements will be facilitated by Binance, and the crypto-to-crypto gateway will support various crypto assets such as BNB, Bitcoin and Ethereum

Udrive launches in KSA

Car rental platform Udrive expands to Saudi Arabia

Licensed by the Transport General Authority, Udrive also plans to roll out fleets in Jeddah and other cities in 2023, boosting its fleet to 1,500 cars in a year

Dubai Festival City

Al-Futtaim Group Real Estate to introduce e-bike services in Dubai Festival City

Tier Mobility’s initial fleet of e-bikes, which have pedal assistance up to 25 km/h, will be located at the Marsa Plaza promenade

Museum of the Future RTA

Museum of the Future, RTA accelerate smart city mobility with strategic partnership

The strategic partnership agreement is signed to deepen collaboration on the future of mobility across cities and communities

Fenix Bahrain

Abu Dhabi-based Fenix launches ride-hailing service in Bahrain

The electric mobility and deliveries platform plans to add Fenix Taxi offering across its footprint starting with two other markets over the summer

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Ekar, SellAnyCar.com partner to offer mobility solutions

SellAnyCar.com customers can now instantly drive away upon selling their car with no paperwork or down payments via the ekar app

Tier Mobility Dubai Districts

Tier Mobility expands across 10 districts in Dubai

Al Khawaneej, Business Bay, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Marina Promenade, Greens, Jumeirah Beach Cycle Track, and Palm Jumeirah are among the new districts

Ekar launches contactless peer-to-peer carshare in Saudi Arabia

The company’s digital peer-to-peer solution eliminates the requirement for the host and the renter to meet in person

Here’s how advancements in robotics are driving micro-mobility innovation

Micro-mobility is playing a significant role in decarbonising transportation across the world, says Amir Melad, GM-Middle East at Tier Mobility

Smart mobility company Barq EV launches in the UAE

Barq also signed two MoUs, the first with the restaurant and food group Americana and the second with specialised automobile equipment global manufacturer Motherson

Tier Mobility launches e-bikes in the Middle East

Bahrain is the first country in the Middle East to receive Tier’s e-bikes

Why automotive apps are the future of car rentals

In an exclusive interview, Soham Shah, CEO at Selfdrive shares how apps are dominating the automotive space, allowing customers mobility at fingertips

Here are the tech trends that will disrupt the Middle East’s automotive industry

Marco Fioravanti, region VP – Product Planning – Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania at Nissan Motor Co., explains how it looks forward to supporting vehicles become autonomous and electrified

UAE car-sharing platform ekar expands to Malaysia

The company’s car subscription service will be the first offering available, starting in Kuala Lumpur

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Ajman to introduce contactless payments on public transport

The implementation EMV technology will reduce the passenger’s travel time by eliminating the need to stand in line to purchase tickets

Saudi’s Royal Commission for AlUla launches autonomous pod vehicle service

Pilot scheme for fully automated electric passenger pod will ferry people between the south entrance to AlUla’s Old Town and south car park

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Six million electric cars will be shipped in 2022 – Gartner

Electric cars will represent 95 per cent of total EV shipments in 2022 and the remainder will be split between buses, vans and heavy trucks

Europe’s e-scooter service Tier Mobility expands into Bahrain

Tier has extended its fleet in Bahrain, expanding to Diyar Al Muharraq

Tier RTA

Tier begins e-scooter service in Dubai after getting RTA nod

E-scooters with swappable batteries will be deployed in JLT, Downtown, among other areas