AI Magazine May 2026 Issue 42 | Page 113

their specific price point thanks to an algorithm that has already anticipated the supply-side shortage and adjusted rankings accordingly.
Full speed towards 2030 The UAE’ s ultimate technological ambition is the creation of a fullyintegrated, multimodal mobility ecosystem. In 2024, Dubai’ s public transport, taxis and shared mobility services carried a record 747.1 million riders, according to the Dubai RTA). That’ s an astonishing average of more than two million per day.
Managing this scale requires an AI backbone to complement physical infrastructure, prompting the RTA to launch an AI Strategy for 2030 featuring 81 distinct projects. The various initiatives aim to reduce travel time by 20 – 30 % through optimised signal operations and intelligent pedestrian solutions, effectively turning the city’ s streets into a responsive, living network.
A particularly striking example of this is the pilot of the AI-based V2X( vehicleto-everything) traffic system. By linking traffic signals directly to vehicles and adjusting them in real time based on
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