UAE launches smart school buses

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• Image Credit: Courtesy Emirates Transport
• Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, Minister of Education, and Chairman of Emirates Transport (ET), inaugurated the high-tech programme during the second day of the School Transportation Conference, being held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Dubai: From videos and sound bytes to movement of buses and direct interaction with parents, Emirates Transport’s (ET) new Smart Bus programme sets new benchmarks in the school transportation system.

Touted as the first such programme in the region to be carried out on such a massive scale, the initiative was launched on Monday by Humaid Mohammad Al Qutami, Minister of Education and Chairman of Emirates Transport, on the sidelines of the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) School Transport Conference.

Following the launch of the programme, Al Qutami reiterated the importance of enhancing students’ safety and stated that it is a top priority of the government.

“This system ensures foolproof safety of our children who are the future of our country and implementation of such an advanced programme reflects on the importance the government gives to the issue of children’s safety,” said Al Qutami as he witnessed the presentation of the system.