RTA Launches Smart Digital Platform for Real-Time Traffic Monitoring in Dubai
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled its latest technological innovation: Data Drive – Clear Guide, a smart digital platform designed to analyze both historical and real-time traffic data with unprecedented speed and precision. This initiative exemplifies RTA’s strategy to harness artificial intelligence (AI) for smarter, more responsive urban mobility.
Why This Platform Matters for Dubai’s Transport Future
Enhancing Traffic Insights with AI
This platform aggregates five years of past traffic data alongside real-time information, enabling RTA to rapidly assess conditions—speed, congestion, smooth-flow periods, and more.
Instant Alerts and Smarter Decision-Making
With Data Drive – Clear Guide, authorities receive automated alerts on traffic disruptions, enabling faster intervention. This supports quicker responses to road events, diversions, or congestion flare-ups.
Benchmarking Traffic Performance Over Time
Gone are the days of waiting for weeks to review traffic patterns. Now, RTA can evaluate daily or weekly traffic flows, compare them to historical trends, and identify recurring trouble spots—and do it all instantly.
From Manual to Intelligent Monitoring
Previously, data was collected manually—through field teams, consultants, and manual reports—causing delays in response. The new system transforms this into a near-instantaneous, data-driven process.
Key Features of Data Drive – Clear Guide
Historical + Real-Time Data Aggregation
Real-time insights allow RTA to mitigate delays and make roads more reliable.
Elevating Dubai’s Smart City Status
By integrating AI into daily operations, RTA reinforces its role in driving the emirate’s digital transformation.
Data-Driven Infrastructure Planning
Automated insights support better planning of traffic diversions, road works, and future infrastructure upgrades.