mikewot

A million reasons to design a drone http://7daysindubai.com/dhs1-million...uae-inventors/

Also:
Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs, said initial testing with the UAV technology had been promising: “HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has given the instruction to proceed quickly with final testing and to widen the range of these experiments to encompass new services and broader geographical areas.”

“This initiative is part of HH Sheikh Mohammed’s integrated vision for a smart government, a smart society and global innovation in the use of technology to enhance government services. His vision is that technology should be used for the good of people and in the service of the people, and that governments should be the first to adopt the latest technologies.”

Al Gergawi noted that UAVs represent a modern technological revolution with many applications, especially in the military field, but that the UAE is the first government worldwide to develop civilian applications for drones to provide government services directly to the people.

He added that the UAE leadership was committed to developing drone technology using Emirati engineering talent, in cooperation with local stakeholders, and deploying it as part of an array of unique innovations that mark out the UAE as a model for government service delivery.

The UAE as a model for government service delivery? Emirati engineering talent?

http://7daysindubai.com/dubai-ruler-...ment-services/

shiva

Is the queen Mary not a hotel in the states somewhere?

shiva

There are more than a few "local" designs that would be sued out of existence in most other countries

Boomhauer

The bolded is what this thing was all about, to boast to the world.

mikewot

Sounds like a new Guiness Book Of World Records entry to me, go Dubai

Maxima

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transp...ubai-expo-2020

Wonder whether we will see drones before driverless cars or the other way round...
Spent quite a bit of time in California but never heard of the "Singularity University" so was tempted to do a Google search ...


Energy efficiency will be improved and electric cars will be more viable, as the cars can recharge between trips,” said Brad Templeton, faculty member of Singularity University in California’s Silicon Valley.

Mr Templeton said the driverless cars would be safer, cause fewer accidents and less congestion, and be more efficient.

Boomhauer

I can the benefits for those who go on long drives but I can also see it as a way for government to exert more control over people.