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Blueprint of

future

logistics

unveiled

at Hypermotion

Dubai

Virgin Hyperloop explores move into cargo and logistics
sectors while Oman’s Asyad trials blockchain technology
during the Hypermotion Dubai event held from 2 to 4,
November 2021. The event united global industry leaders to
address the innovative solutions that are being developed in
the logistics and mobility sectors.

“The old way of building infrastructure Other companies which emerged Prof Dr Sabih Khisaf, VP
is going to die out. Planning is an under- largely unscathed, he said, were those international, Institution of Civil
utilized resource in the transportation who had embraced digitalization Engineers, said while he expected
industry. We have to have a game plan. pre-pandemic; “They stood out road networks to still exist, hyperloop
In a way, we are going to have to go back for their quick response providing technology would change the way
to the future using our feet in walkable good visibility on inventory and we travel, while Andrew Stevenson,
communities to further the future.” transportation,” he added. Transport & Built Environment Sector
Consigning current global logistics Hypermotion Lab, which happened Leader, Middle East, Mott MacDonald,
dilemmas to pandemic-induced within Hypermotion Dubai at the new said planners needed to recapture the
disruption in labour forces, container Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo 2020, had opportunity of Covid lockdowns, when
shortfalls and equipment shortages, unveiled a blueprint for the future logistics roads were less crowded and emissions
Mohsen Ahmed, CEO-logistics, Dubai and urban transportation industries with much reduced.
South, said, “We are now moving. The experts proffering a range of innovations The industry, he said, had to aim
current supply chain disruption is a currently being progressed. for “greener roads”, greater space
short-term scenario. In 2022 things efficiency, more autonomous vehicle
will normalize and will ease up in The shape of things to come: Road use, and ‘naked’ smart highways where
transportation across the globe.” networks 2071 signs and signals are redundant.
Dubai, said Ahmed, was able to In the Smart Mobility Conference, Dr. Nahid Sidki, chief technology
largely side-step the logistics problems experts painted a picture of our roads officer, Research Products Development
largely due to the agility of Emirates in 50 years, predicting fewer roads, Company (RPDC) said car ownership
Airline which quickly converted some of underground networks, safe, smart would be greatly reduced with mind-
its passenger capacity to cargo at the highways, less vehicle ownership, and sets embracing the ride sharing
outbreak of Covid-19. more driverless, shared rides. economy in autonomous vehicles

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