Finalists announced for Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport 2025
The winners would be revealed at the Dubai World Congress and Challenge for Self-Driving Transport, set to take place in September.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Wednesday announced the five finalists for the 4th Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport 2025.
The two consortiums with participation from Chinese entities included the WeRide /Deutsche Bahn Consortium, comprising organisations from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Germany.
Others are China, and the Orcauboat/PIXMOVING/Heriot-Watt University Dubai Consortium, a partnership involving teams from the UAE and China, are among the finalists.
Other finalists included the BrightDrive / eVersum / Shiptec / SeaBubbles Consortium, which brought together expertise from Switzerland, France, the UAE and Austria.
Also the SURAA/Arti Consortium from Austria, and the company Zelos from Singapore.
This year, the challenge requires participants to design a model district that integrates multiple transport modes, enabling residents to choose their preferred means of mobility while ensuring exceptional service quality.
The winners would be revealed at the Dubai World Congress and Challenge for Self-Driving Transport, set to take place in September.
As the first global event of its kind, the union challenge has become a premier international platform for advancing autonomous transport technologies, said Mattar Al Tayer.
Tayer is the Director-General and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA.
He added that this year’s competition drew an unprecedented level of interest, with submissions exceeding the target by 170 per cent.