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Sustainability initiates smart mobility in UAE | |
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Six years after the Dubai Roads and Transportation Authority laid the roadmap for driverless vehicles by 2030, the idea of smart mobility has swept the landscape with intelligent concepts that are changing the region’s social infrastructure.
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The move has already spurred sustainable cities into high gear with smart transportation such as autonomous shuttles, e-bikes and e-buggies set to own the roads.
An excellent example of a fully-integrated residential project is the Sharjah Sustainable City which is powering a net-zero energy community with energy-efficient villas that promise to offer sustainable living at no extra cost.
Developed by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority in partnership with Diamond Developers, the city is said to host the best green technology, including solar-powered smart homes, bio-domes for vertical farming, electric vehicle chargers, and driverless shuttles alongwith a biogas plant.
“The UAE is the first country in the Gulf Cooperation Council to commit to net-zero by 2050; all growth and development must align with that commitment, which means we have to do our bit,” Karim El-Jisr, chief sustainability officer, SSC, told Arab News.