The ambition is to adapt and deliver the system’s first operational pilot in the Emirate, positioning Dubai as a global leader in innovative, low carbon mass transport, and ultimately advancing the adoption of the concept worldwide.
Floc Duo Rail comprises driverless, electrically powered pods on an elevated track. The flexible system can match capacity with demand via high frequency platoons of passenger pods. Its narrow and flexible footprint minimizes the need for earthworks, costly tunnels and large stations, Urban.MASS noted.
The system boasts significant environmental benefits, dramatically reducing carbon emissions by 50% when compared with urban off-road alternatives, making it a valuable transit solution in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions.
The new partnership aims to support Dubai Vision 2033, highlighting the role of autonomous and electric vehicles in helping to establish the city as a knowledge-based, sustainable, and innovation-centric global hub.
Ricky Sandhu, executive chairman and co-founder, Urban.MASS, said, “This commitment to the adaptation and deployment of our Floc Duo Rail concept in Dubai is an exciting moment for Urban.MASS. We are grateful to our partners here in the UAE – RTA is a leading light in adopting innovative transport solutions, and we are inspired to work with their teams to demonstrate the advantages of the system. This is bigger than us as a company – it is about reducing emissions, providing efficient, low carbon transport that uses state-of-the-art technology, boosting UK business overseas and developing new relationships.”
Urban.MASS is now inviting funding via London Stock Exchange Group’s Floww platform, to accelerate the development and deployment of its groundbreaking Floc Duo Rail system. Floww is an innovative platform, authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, that connects scaling companies with venture capital and investors, based on merit and real data.