Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport unveiled by RTA

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has opened the registration for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport through the website sdchallenge.com.

Adel Shakeri, Director of Transportation Systems and Head of the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport Committee, said, “Registration for the Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport opens today, May 1st 2018. Finalists will be announced in October 2018, and winners will be unveiled in October 2019. The total prize money of the ‘Challenge’ exceeds US$ 5 million.”

“Launching the ‘Challenge’ is part of RTA’s efforts to support the leading role of Dubai in Self-Driving Transport and its commitment to realise the Government’s vision for transforming 25% of total mobility trips in Dubai into driverless trips by 2030. This initiative will bring together prominent experts, specialists, policymakers, technology drivers, researchers and academicians. It will attempt to come up with the best ideas & visions that serve the Dubai Government’s drive, achieves RTA’s first strategic goal (Smart Dubai), and realise Dubai’s initiative (Smart Dubai),” he continued.

The Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport targets big companies, start-ups, local and international universities. About US$ 3 million has been allocated to big companies, US$ 1.5 million for start-ups, and US$ 600,000 for universities and academic institutions (US$ 300,000 each for local universities and international universities).