RTA's Autonomous Pod & Shuttle Trials
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Two autonomous concepts came before the robotaxis: a ten-seat pod demonstrated at a summit, and a shuttle circling a 1,250m loop in Dubailand. Neither reached permanent service.
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Years before its commercial robotaxi service, Dubai's RTA piloted two short-lived autonomous concepts: a ten-seat Next Future NX1 pod demonstrated for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid at the 2018 World Government Summit, and an EasyMile EZ10 shuttle tested on a 1,250m loop in Dubailand through November 2018, the fourth of four trial phases run since 2016. Neither reached permanent service.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “RTA's Autonomous Pod & Shuttle Trials” — Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/dubai-autonomous-pod-shuttle-trials/ (last verified 2026-07-26). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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