Dubai's four-week driverless pod demonstration at Bluewaters completed more than 3,000 passenger rides and covered over 3,000 vehicle kilometres, with system availability above 99 per cent, Glydways co-founder and co-CEO Mark Seeger said.

According to the company, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is now reviewing the results to decide the next stage of the programme. No date has yet been announced for a public passenger service. Seeger said the focus is now on turning the operating experience into decisions on future routes and service design.

The demonstration used two autonomous electric vehicles, called Glydcars, running between two small stations, known as Access Points, on a dedicated section of existing infrastructure. It included rides requested through a kiosk as well as coordinated operations involving both vehicles.

(Source: Khaleej Times)