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In order to achieve the emirate’s strategy to transform into smart mobility.
Legislation regulates the operation of self-driving vehicles in accordance with safety and quality requirements.
Attracting investments in all activities related to self-driving vehicles.
The Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai is the body entrusted with determining the categories, types and categories of self-driving vehicles and approving the technical and operational standards for the vehicles.
Determine the roads, areas and paths in which the self-driving vehicle is allowed to operate and determine its speed.
Dubai, April 14 / His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, may God protect him, in his capacity as Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, issued “Law Regulating the Operation of Self-Driving Vehicles in Dubai” No. (9) of 2023, with the aim of achieving the emirate’s strategy In smart self-driving mobility, to transform 25% of the total mobility trips in Dubai, into smart and self-driving trips, by 2030, through the use of artificial intelligence, and organizing the operation of self-driving vehicles, according to safety and quality requirements, and in accordance with the best international standards and practices applied in In this regard, attracting investments in all activities related to self-driving vehicles, and addressing the regulatory and legal challenges arising from the uses of artificial intelligence in the field of transportation.
The law comes within the framework of the continuous modernization of the legislative system and ensuring its alignment with the ambitious development goals set by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in accordance with His Highness’s vision of the requirements of consolidating Dubai’s pioneering position as a model for future cities, and in line with global technological development, which Dubai is keen to keep pace with in its various forms within the various sectors. Vital sectors, to make Dubai the best city to live, work and visit in the world.
Functions of the Roads and Transport Authority.
The law defines the functions of the Roads and Transport Authority, the most important of which are: developing policies and strategic plans to raise the efficiency, operation and development of self-driving vehicles in Dubai, defining categories, types and categories of self-driving vehicles, in accordance with the standards, specifications and controls approved by the competent authorities, adopting technical and operational standards, security and safety standards, and evaluating the operator’s performance. It is any person authorized by the Authority to engage in any activity related to the uses of the self-driving vehicle, and includes the owner of the vehicle.
In accordance with the law, the authority is responsible for determining the stages of operating the self-driving vehicle, based on the operating plans that are approved by a decision of the Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, and determining the roads, areas and paths in which it is allowed to operate the self-driving vehicle, as well as determining its speed, and other issues related to regulating running on the road, and preparing the infrastructure necessary to operate the self-driving vehicle, in accordance with the standards and specifications approved in this regard, in addition to developing traffic solutions, rules and procedures necessary to maintain the safety of traffic and traffic systems in Dubai, including the rules related to pedestrians and vehicles, to ensure the safety of users road, and reduce traffic fines.
Using the self-driving vehicle and practicing the activity.
According to the law, it is prohibited for any self-driving vehicle to drive on the road unless it is licensed by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, and this license is issued in accordance with the conditions and procedures stipulated in the applicable legislation, including this law and the decisions issued pursuant to it. Using the self-driving vehicle, except after obtaining the permit, and this permit is issued in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified by a decision issued by the Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai.
license terms.
The law specified the conditions for licensing self-driving vehicles, including: that the source of the self-driving vehicle when it is registered for the first time is the authorized local agent for the type of vehicle in the emirate, who is proven under the commercial agency contract to have the exclusive distribution of the self-driving vehicle, and that the self-driving vehicle has been registered in the country of origin. or origin, and it has been proven to be used on public roads designated for its class and category in that country.
It is also required that the self-driving vehicle pass the technical examination prescribed by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai, and that it is equipped to read traffic signs and deal with them, as well as deal with road priorities and walk on it, and that it meets security and safety standards, specifications and systems necessary to deal with the road and its users according to the approved guide. In this regard, it must comply with the approved specifications in the United Arab Emirates, and be insured by an insurance company licensed to operate in the country, as determined by the Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority in this regard.
Civil responsibility.
In addition to what the law specified regarding the procedures for licensing the self-driving vehicle, and the obligations of the operator, the agent, and the passenger, it also specified the civil liability for compensation for damages, whereby the operator, according to the law, bears the responsibility for compensation for damages to individuals or property caused by the self-driving vehicle, and does not This prejudices his right to have recourse against the real culprit of these damages, in accordance with the general rules of liability established in this regard.
Sale and transfer of ownership.
According to the law, it is prohibited to sell a self-driving vehicle in the Emirate of Dubai to the operator except through an authorized agent, and it is not permissible to transfer the ownership of a self-driving vehicle from one operator to another without obtaining the prior approval of the Roads and Transport Authority, in accordance with the conditions and procedures approved by it in this regard. .
Administrative violations and fines.
The law stipulates that anyone who commits any violation of the provisions of this law and the decisions issued pursuant to it shall be punished with a fine that does not amount to
