ConstructionWeekOnline rounds up the findings of two surveys conducted by RTA to gain end-user feedback about autonomous vehicles deployed in the emirate thus far
Facilities Management
Dubai airports set for customs clearance vehicle
The golf buggy has been kitted out with equipment to expedite customs clearance operations, and will be offered to select passengers starting 15 November
Dubai Municipality automates beach cleaning fleet
A line of Cherrington sand scraper machines has been adopted by the organisation’s waste management department, which has also created a 56-member Beach Cleaning Team
Emrill signs fleet management deal with Hertz
UAE FM firm Emrill has signed a four-year deal for Hertz to handle its entire fleet operations
Al Qasba launches free vehicle-charging stations
Sharjah leisure destination Al Qasba inaugurates two free charging stations for electric vehicles
Qatar: $41m tyre recycling plant now operational
Qatar’s $41.3m Modern Recycling Factory in Mesaieed Industrial City will be used to recycle used tyres and rubber materials
Messe Frankfurt announces Intersec Saudi Arabia
Dubai-based exhibition organiser Messe Frankfurt links with Jeddah-based counterpart ACE to launch security, safety and fire protection event Intersec for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DuPont launches cellulosic ethanol plant in US
The company’s cellulosic technology will greatly impact transportation energy supply with predictions of 90% cleaner fuel from biomass
2nd Robotic Technology Exhibition set to kick off
The thee-day event will tackle the latest robotic automation technologies for industrial application and the drone industry, as well as consumer application
Egypt teenager makes breakthrough in biofuel
Young female scientist discovers plentiful catalyst that commercialises plastic to ethanol conversion