The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has prepared a plan for improving services of the Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) comprising 64 initiatives to be undertaken up to 2021.
Mattar Al Tayer, director-general and chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, also approved the plan for improving attitudes of cab drivers of DTC encompassing 22 initiatives to be implemented up to 2019, reported Gulf News.
Al Tayer reportedly said that the RTA is committed to upgrading the taxi service in Dubai being provided through DTC or franchise companies.
Al Tayer made this statement during a visit to the premises of Dubai Taxi Corporation where he met directors and managers of the DTC in the presence of Mohammad Obaid Al Mulla, member of RTA’s Board of Executive Directors and chair of DTC Council, and Dr Yousuf Al Ali, CEO of Dubai Taxi Corporation, the report said.
The projects improvement plan of DTC services span five major aspects.
The first is the introduction of smart and innovative transport solution systems. It covers rolling out a trial run of autonomous vehicles along with the operation of smart taxis capable of communicating with surrounding vehicles, providing the infrastructure of transport systems such as light signals, and embarking on trial runs of electric/gas-powered vehicles, said the news portal.
The second aspect relates to upgrading the infrastructure to accommodate operation needs. This requires the construction of a brand new and integrated depot for taxis in Jebel Ali, upgrading the command and control center, rejuvenating the booking and dispatch center, adding more taxi ranks across Dubai, and expanding maintenance workshops, including additional service bays, reported Gulf News.
