Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will conduct DRIFTx in Abu Dhabi, an international thought leadership and exhibition platform dedicated to advancing the future of smart and autonomous mobility across air, land, and sea in April 2024. Global MICE Organisation Limited (GMOLx) has recently announced the launch of DRIFTx in Abu Dhabi.
Anchored by the ADIO, which recently launched Abu Dhabi’s Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industry (SAVI) cluster, DRIFTx will convene global leaders to shape the future of transportation and sustainable mobility, reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s emergence as a global hub for advanced urban mobility.
Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, RandD centers, and comprehensive value-added services within a conducive regulatory framework, Abu Dhabi’s SAVI cluster aims to unlock and amplify the global potential of smart and autonomous vehicle technologies.
Aligned with these goals, DRIFTx aims to serve as an international platform within this dynamic ecosystem, driving multi-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration between leaders and innovators from across the world, including multi-national organizations, governments, academia, regulatory bodies, and the global start-up community, as well as showcasing smart and autonomous mobility solutions across air, land and sea applications.
Mr. Badr Al-Olama, Director-General of ADIO, said that, “With growing urbanization, smart and autonomous technologies stand as a transformative wave that will address mobility in light of complex challenges that are related to environmental sustainability, social equity, and urban planning.”
“DRIFTx will serve as SAVI’s flagship platform that will foster cross-disciplinary collaboration to drive innovation across the sector, and cementing Abu Dhabi as the epicenter for advanced urban mobility that unites the automotive, aviation, and maritime sectors to shape a more connected, sustainable, and equitable future,” Mr. Al-Olama added.