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WeGO announces Seoul Smart City Prize winners

News22 Oct 2024

The awards, organised by World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation, recognise smart city initiatives that prioritise human-centric and technology innovation.

WeRide brings autonomous vehicles to Uber platform in UAE

Connected and autonomous vehicles27 Sep 2024

The partnership is expected to launch in Abu Dhabi later this year with a dedicated number of WeRide vehicles made available to consumers using the Uber app.

Smart city partnership announced in Abu Dhabi

AI and Machine Learning23 Sep 2024

Verses and Analog are combining their technologies and expertise to optimise the operation of taxi fleets in the emirate and reduce congestion and emissions.

AI and AV companies partner to advance smart mobility in UAE

Connected and autonomous vehicles17 Jun 2024

Bayanat and Oxa are forming a strategic partnership to advance the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle solutions in the UAE and beyond.

Abu Dhabi and Seoul sign “friendship city” agreement

News04 Jun 2024

The emirate has also opened a Middle East and North Africa regional office for the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation to serve as a smart tech hub.

EHang completes UAE’s passenger-carrying demo flight

Air Travel07 May 2024

The EH216-F demonstrated its debut flights in the UAE, showcasing a range of UAM use scenarios of pilotless electric vertical take-off and landing
aircraft.

Masdar City reveals solar tree installation

Solar power01 May 2024

The tree is designed as an art piece to spark interest in sustainability but will also feed energy into the Abu Dhabi grid via 16 bi-facial solar panels.

Abu Dhabi to establish electric air taxi ecosystem

Air Travel26 Apr 2024

Agreement covers the potential to develop a full air taxi ecosystem including training, infrastructure development and flight operations in Abu Dhabi and beyond.

Masdar City establishes its first vertical farm

Climate action26 Feb 2024

Like other Masdar City projects, the indoor farm showcases the potential of multi-functional land use, which is particularly important in high-density cities.

Cop28: IBM advances geospatial AI to address climate challenges

Climate action30 Nov 2023

Following a collaboration with Nasa, it is applying its technologies to tackle challenges in areas such as heat island effect, reforestation and resilience.

Masdar City partners for carbon reduction in the Middle East

Climate action10 Oct 2022

The sustainable community in Abu Dhabi is working with Zero Carbon Ventures to deploy its graphene technologies to reduce the need for maintenance and energy consumption of key buildings.

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