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Officials discuss pilot plan for self-driving cars on Saudi roads

May 27, 2022
The workshop entitled
The workshop entitled "Self-driving cars in the Kingdom between reality and hope" at the Security Forces Officer's Club underway in Riyadh.

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH Saudi officials are currently discussing ways and means to introduce self-driving cars to the Kingdom on a trial basis, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The Ministry of Interior, in cooperation with the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), organized on Thursday a workshop entitled "Self-driving cars in the Kingdom between reality and hope" at the Security Forces Officers Club in Riyadh, with the participation of a number of employees of the ministry and other relevant parties.

The workshop reviewed the current situation and the international experiences applied in self-driving (autonomous) cars, and discussed their use in the Kingdom, the appropriate place to try self-driving cars, developing a preliminary plan for the pilot application, and defining the initial requirements and relevant authorities of implementation.


May 27, 2022
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