Dubai – Mubasher: The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) in the UAE has planned to start a smart metre system for taxis in Dubai by the end of June 2018 at a value of AED 68.8 million.
The system will be applied on all taxicabs, which amount to 10,550 vehicles, the RTA added.
“Features of the system are highlighted by the integration with Dubai Geographic Addressing System (Makani), and the automated calculation of Toll Tariff (Salik) when passing under virtual toll gates in the system without interference on the part of the cab driver”, Mattar Al Tayer, director general and chairman of the RTA, said.
“The system has updated maps for the entire Emirates rendering easy access to the destinations required,” Al Tayer added.
The UAE Public Transport Agency completed the installation of 4,850 devices by the end of June 2017, which will increase to 7,850 devices by December 2017.
