Smart City Playbook

Transport & Mobility

Usecases

Driving School of The Future

“Driving School of the Future” is a driving school that sets the benchmark for the future of the sector. With the issue of accidents and road fatalities in the Kingdom in and in Al Madinah city in particular, changing driving behaviors should start with empowering and educating drivers from early stages. These schools will deploy technologies such as virtual reality and simulators that feature a driving cockpit, an immersive environment, real-time vehicle telemetry, and a series of driving scenarios specially created for Al Madinah conditions. They will provide an initial training through state-of-the-art simulators, featuring hundreds of driving scenarios to help target specific driving challenges. Meanwhile, the seat, steering wheel, dash, gears, and pedals are from an actual vehicle. Children will be also targeted through games for teaching transportation rules to raise awareness at an early age.

KEY

CHALLENGES

General public have limited access to data and information that enable contribution to evidence-based decision-making on transport and mobility issues

Road accidents and related fatality rates are still on the rise

KEY EXPECTED BENEFITS

Increased Awareness

 Citizen and children will be more aware and better taught the transportation rules with the option of online driving courses, eventually motivating carpooling

Safer Roads

Drivers and pedestrians will enjoy a reduced risk of car accidents and fatalities

ALIGNMENT TO SMART CITY OBJECTIVES

Responsive

TARGET USERS

Resident

Children

USE CASE

JOURNEY

Alaa, a university student in Al Madinah city, wishes to get his driving license. Given the rising risks of driving in the city, his parents are worried for him, and decide to enroll him in the “Driving School of the Future” training, which educates and trains young people about the potential hazards on the road.

During his training, Alaa uses simulators which feature hundreds of driving scenarios to help target specific driving challenges common in the city and gets acquainted with the potential road challenges he will be facing. Following the training, his parents feel more comfortable with him driving, and he passes his driving license test successfully.

Even more, Alaa’s younger sister also enrolls in the program, although not at a suitable age to drive, as the driving school provides games for children to teach them transportation rules and raise awareness at an early age.

POTENTIAL SERVICE FEATURES

VR multimedia and content

Simulator products

Educational robots

KEY TOUCH POINTS

Mobile App

Website

Virtual Games

Schools

Driving Courses

Social Media

Implementation
Timeline

Within 6 months

12 – 18 months

Over 24 months

Technology Commercial Viability

Currently commercialized

1 – 3 years to commercialize

5+ years to
commercialize

Regulatory Conduciveness

No New Policies and
Standards

Some Policies &
Standards to be
Introduced

Complex Policies to be
Introduced

Investment Requirement

Low

Medium

High

Use Case Ownership

Government Driven

Piloted by Gov. & Transitioned to Private Sector

Private Sector

Startups & Entrepreneurs

IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS

Consolidation of public and private parking inventories

Network and internet connectivity in indoor and underground spaces

Potential installation and integration of supporting infrastructure for outdoor parking spots

POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

IN THE MARKET

Transport & Mobility

Use Cases

Smart End-to-End Parking Systems

Real-Time Responsive City Transport Infrastructure “Mubasher”

Predictive Road Maintenance

Car-Pooling and Sharing City Platform “Wasilni”

Assistive Technologies for Public Transportation

Driving School
of the Future

Urban Micro-Mobility Solutions Platform “Jawlat Al Madinah”

Move in Al Madinah Companion App

City EV Digital Hub