The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Monday reported 1,928 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 1,719 recoveries and 2 deaths.The new cases were detected through 193,896 additional …
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General Motors-backed Cruise is set to expand self-driving operations to Dubai in 2023
GM’s majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary Cruise is expanding operations internationally to Dubai. Cruise has signed an agreement with Dubai’s roads and transport authority to be the exclusive …
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General Motors’ Cruise Unit Signals Progress With Dubai Deal
Dubai’s Road and Transit Authority and Cruise said in a joint statement that Cruise will deploy a limited number of its purpose-built Cruise Origin vehicles in the emirate in 2023, making Dubai the …
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GM-Backed Cruise Will Offer Driverless Service in Dubai in 2023
Cruise LLC, the self-driving car unit backed and majority owned by General Motors Co., signed a deal with Dubai’s Roads and Transit Authority to operate self-driving taxis and ride-hailing services in …
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Dubai strikes deal with Cruise to roll out self-driving taxis
Dubai has become the first city to sign a contract with an autonomous taxi manufacturer, ordering up to 4,000 vehicles from the US driverless car group Cruise with a view to deploying them from 2023.
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GM-backed Cruise goes international with autonomous shuttles in Dubai
Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed tweeted early Monday that the San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle company Cruise will supply the United Arab Emirates city’s autonomous taxi shuttles …
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Ramadan 2021: Only one site for cannon firing in Sharjah this year
Sharjah Police have decided to allocate only a single site for firing the Ramadan canon to announce the timing of Iftar during the Holy month, which starts on Tuesday, in a bid to prevent public …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Dutch-listed OCI weigh IPO of fertiliser joint venture
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and chemical producer OCI N.V. (OCI), which is backed by Egyptian businessman Nassef Sawiris, are weighing an initial public offering of their fertiliser joint …
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Penspen wins onshore Abu Dhabi well work
DEAL-MAKER: Penspen is one of many energy services firms now also plying their trade outside of the north-east Penspen has won a four-year contract to procure and construct flowlines and wellheads for …
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UAE’s first Emirati astronauts pay tribute to first man in space
Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi honoured Yuri Gagarin to mark the 60th anniversary of his journey to space.
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Lulu’s Yusuff Ali back in UAE after helicopter emergency landing in India
Indian business tycoon M.A. Yusuff Ali has returned to the UAE following a helicopter mishap in the south Indian state of Kerala. Yusuff Ali, chairman and managing director of UAE-based Lulu Group …
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UAE weather alert: Rains forecast
Ramadan 2021: Fasting in UAE to last over 14 hours, says NCM “Fair to partly cloudy and hazy at times, and low clouds will appear Eastward by morning with a probability of some convective clouds …
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UAE HR firm Reach acquires Saudi counterpart, taps $20m from NBK Capital Partners
Dubai: A Dubai-based HR consultancy Reach Group is acquiring a Saudi firm, and financing it through a $20 million facility from Kuwait’s NBK Capital Partners. Reach focuses on supplying skilled and …
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Cruise strikes deal to launch robotaxi service in Dubai
The autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Microsoft and Honda, has struck a deal to launch a robotaxi service in Dubai in 2023. The robotaxi service …
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Cruise is bringing its driverless robotaxis to Dubai in 2023
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle company backed by General Motors and Honda, will launch its first international robotaxi service in Dubai in 2023. The news was announced early Monday by Dubai’s crown …
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UPDATE 1-Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Dutch-listed OCI weigh IPO of fertiliser joint venture -sources
The business is expected to be next in line for a listing, after ADNOC completes the IPO of its drilling business … and merchant ammonia at four subsidiaries in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and …
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Dubai restaurants do not require to screen off dining areas during Ramadan fasting hours
Recently issued guidelines by the Dubai Municipality added that food outlets should stop taking food orders by 3am during the holy month. The guidelines, based on the recommendations of Dubai’s …
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