DUBAI, 17July2024: Dubai South, the largest single-urban master development focusing on aviation, logistics, and real estate, announced the successful completion of the first stage of the UAE’s autonomous vehicle trials in partnership with Evocargo. The trials were carried out on a set route in a closed area of the Dubai South Logistics District.

During the trials Evocargo checked and validated hardware, software, and reliability of its unmanned electric truck, the EvocargoN1, for future service in the Logistics District. Autonomous navigation on a predefined route was tested with special emphasis on safety in mixed traffic scenarios involving interaction with other participants like automobiles, trucks and pedestrians. The tests measured success of the Evocargo N1 in object detection, accident prevention, collision avoidance with moving obstacles and emergency stops.