U.K., April 12 -- Futuristic-loving Dubai is teaming up with General Motors to introduce Cruise self-driving taxis in the city from 2023 and become the first to operate the vehicles outside the US.
It plans to ramp up the vehicles, which have been operating in San Francisco, to 4,000 cars by 2030.
In a statement, it said the move supports Dubai's 2030 vision for self-driving technology, as the emirate seeks to reduce transportation costs by AED900 million a year and save AED1.5 billion a year by reducing environmental pollution by 12 per cent.
It added that it would generate AED18 billion annually by increasing the efficiency of the city's transport sector.
Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive D...