In April, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced Dubai's vision to make 25 percent of all transportation in the emirate driverless. Now, Careem is working to make that happen.
The region's leading app-based car booking service has partnered up with NEXT Future Transportation to bring battery-powered, self driving pods to the MENA region!
"As the pioneering operators of the finest taxi fleet in the UAE, we are acutely aware of the ground realities of intra-city and inter-city transport. While serving the immediate needs of the region, we are also cognizant of the importance of innovating for a greener and more delightful future," said Mudassir Sheikha, co-founder of Careem.
The self-driving electric pods will pick passengers up on demand... just like cars with drivers pick-up passengers now.
The pods will be able to drive individually or by attaching to other pods to form a bus-like structure, allowing people to move from one pod to the other with no trouble.
This technology will be the first of its kind in the region.