The Mobility Education Summit concluded in Abu Dhabi on a high note. Hosted and organised by Emirates Driving Company (EDC), the event saw leading local and global authorities converge to discuss the technological advances in the field of mobility, road safety education, sustainable mobility solutions and automation among several others pertinent topics concerning driving education and mobility.
Talking about WHO statistics, the conference highlighted that every year the lives of approximately 1.3 million people are cut short as a result of a road traffic crash. The United Nations General Assembly has set an ambitious target of halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2030.
To this effect, the emirate of Abu Dhabi has developed a strategy where it aspires to completely eliminate toad fatalities by the year 2040. Information, education and awareness drives play a significant role in achieving the zero-fatality goal. Therefore, Abu Dhabi has been conducting several awareness campaigns on how to ride bicycles and e-scooters safely while holding special training and workshop sessions for motorcyclists and other specific target groups including school bus drivers.
Hailing the role of AI in mobility, the experts at the conference agreed that AI in mobility, Machine Learning will not be optional; it will be the technological foundation and the source of significant competitive advantage for decades to come. Moreover, AI may completely replace the drivers on the road and this will eliminate the human factor and road safety will be at the highest possible level reducing the number of road accidents.
“Every minute of the ‘EDC – Mobility Education Summit 2022’ was filled with great ideas, inspiring speakers and priceless learning opportunities,” said Khalid Al Shemeili, CEO of Emirates Driving Company. “We have already received great feedback from many attendees and I’m so proud of my team for making it such a huge success.
“I also want to thank our partners from the European Driving Schools Association, Abu Dhabi Police and the Integrated Transport Centre for making this important event possible and contributing their invaluable expertise.
“We believe that events like this are vital for the development of driver education and that all of us across the globe have a shared responsibility to make our roads safer for future generations. It was amazing to see pioneers from the industry brought together under the same aim and all of us departed the summit feeling inspired and uplifted. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back again to our next summit.”
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