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00:00 "Today is a historic day for the air taxi project in Dubai.
00:07 We have signed two strategic agreements for this project.
00:11 The first one is with the British Skyports company.
00:14 This company is responsible for building the air taxi stations.
00:19 Four areas have been designated for the first phase of this project.
00:25 Skyports is responsible for building the stations.
00:27 The second agreement is with the American company Joby Aviation.
00:31 This company is responsible for providing the air vehicles
00:35 and operating and maintaining these vehicles at the taxi.
00:40 First, regarding the infrastructure and the construction of the stations,
00:45 how many stations are targeted and how long will it take?
00:47 The first phase of the project will have four stations.
00:50 There will be a station near Dubai International Airport,
00:52 a station in the downtown area near Burj Khalifa,
00:56 a station in Jumeirah Palm, and a station in the Marina area.
01:00 These four stations will have lines that form the first phase of this project.
01:04 Of course, after the launch of the service in 2026,
01:08 the expansion is expected.
01:10 These four stations will be built this year, God willing,
01:15 and will be ready by the end of 2025, God willing.
01:18 So, the start of the service in 2026,
01:21 will it be at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year?
01:24 And also, the operating standards are expected to be gradual.
01:27 What is expected?
01:28 Of course, the service is expected to be completed in mid-2026.
01:33 These air vehicles are now in the hands of the United States.
01:38 And also, the authorities, or the authorities responsible for the air space,
01:44 are also coordinating with Joby Aviation to license and maintain these air vehicles.
01:50 It is expected that the air vehicles will start testing here in Dubai in 2025,
01:56 and the launch of the service is scheduled for mid-2026.
02:01 It is expected that the first reception of this service
02:04 will be from businessmen and visitors.
02:07 But some may expect that the price of the trip will be too high.
02:13 Of course, the price of the trip has not been specified yet,
02:16 but we believe that this service will be part of the transportation system in Dubai.
02:21 Therefore, as time goes by, God willing,
02:23 the prices will be close to the prices of other transportation means in Dubai.
02:28 I would like to ask you about the investment cost for the first phase,
02:31 which will include the construction of approximately four stations.
02:33 Did we plan for it?
02:35 How much is the investment cost approximately?
02:37 Of course, there are a lot of costs.
02:39 We do not mention the financial costs,
02:41 but the company that is related to us, Skyport,
02:43 is responsible for the construction of these stations.
02:46 There are agreements between the government and the company
02:49 on some of the exceptions or some of the facilities that the company provides
02:54 to restore its investments.
02:56 The same is true for Joby, which is responsible for the supply of the stations.
03:01 The nature of the contract is based on a partnership with the private sector.
03:06 There is a kind of sharing in the risk process between the government and the private sector.
03:12 The demand for public transportation in Dubai,
03:14 has it increased by the end of 2023?
03:17 If there is a percentage that it has increased, how much is it, Mr. Ahmed?
03:21 We have now reached approximately more than 20% of the trips in Dubai's Emirates
03:25 through public transportation.
03:27 When we take, for example, the beginning of the Road and Transportation Authority
03:30 at the end of 2005, the percentage was only 6%.
03:33 There is an increasing demand for public transportation.
03:37 Specifically, this year, compared to 2022,
03:42 the increase reached about 10% in all public transportation.
03:46 This is a very high percentage.
03:49 Many cities around the world are still suffering from the corona crisis,
03:53 and the number of passengers has not reached what it was before the corona crisis.
03:57 In Dubai, we have exceeded the number we used to transport
04:00 through public transportation before the corona crisis.
04:03 With the completion of this service, we expect it to be a nice addition
04:08 to the public transportation system in the Emirates.
04:10 This, of course, with the increase in demand, requires the development of infrastructure.
04:14 I know from you that there is also a concern about Dubai's strategy for smart transportation.
04:19 We are aiming to reach 25%, if I remember correctly, by the year 2030.
04:24 What is planned in the rest of the sectors?
04:26 At the end of last year, we made the first trip to a taxi,
04:33 a normal taxi, of course, self-driving, here in Dubai.
04:36 We were honored by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince,
04:39 may God preserve him and prolong his life.
04:41 He was the one who made the first trip.
04:43 We started and finished the trip with a self-driving taxi.
04:47 There were also tests carried out with sea transport, self-driving,
04:52 and we expect that these experiments will continue in the next two or three years.
04:57 There is also the intention to carry out experiments with self-driving buses.
05:03 In Dubai, we have multiple means.
05:06 We will focus on gradually transforming the means to self-driving buses.
05:11 Of course, it is well known that the Dubai Metro started with self-driving buses.
05:14 It is the first type of self-driving buses in Dubai.
05:18 As we mentioned, the taxi will not be self-driving at first,
05:23 but it will evolve to be self-driving in the coming years, God willing.