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New e-book provides update on smart mobility in the UAE

In advance of the second Annual ITS & Smart Mobility Forum taking place from 21-22 March 2016 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the organiser, International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC), has produced a complimentary e-book, Update on Smart Mobility Initiatives in the UAE.
January 18, 2016 Read time: 1 min
In advance of the second Annual ITS & Smart Mobility Forum taking place from 21-22 March 2016 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the organiser, International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC), has produced a complimentary %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal e-book Visit e book page false http://bit.ly/2095ruv false false%>, Update on Smart Mobility Initiatives in the UAE.

This is intended to provide an understanding of the challenges, opportunities and current considerations from government, transport authorities, consultants and solution providers involved in championing initiatives such as smart mobility and connected and autonomous vehicles in the UAE.

It details what smart mobility means in the context of the UAE and how this will be implemented over the next four years, the challenges in delivering smart mobility in the UAE and how public perception will be central to its success. It also looks at how the UAE plans to be system-ready to enable smart mobility initiatives and how it is implementing initiatives like smart parking, connected and autonomous vehicles and more.

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