A speed radar in Abu Dhabi to improve road safety.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, and Alliance Traffic Systems, a leading traffic management solutions provider, have been selected by Abu Dhabi Police to implement new and enhanced technology solutions to future-proof the road system in the emirate.

Over 700 traffic enforcement and management solutions – IDEMIA’s MESTAfusion technology – will be installed across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, to improve safety, promote respectful behaviour on the roads and preserve lives of all pedestrians and drivers.

A non-intrusive and powerful combination of the latest technologies, MESTAfusion integrates a multi-target tracking radar and a high-resolution camera performing perfectly over multiple traffic lanes. In addition, this customised technology equipment, designed together with Abu Dhabi Police and Alliance Traffic Systems, will offer added functionalities and weather monitoring to further safeguard all road users.

The exterior housing of this new solution is designed and built to be in alignment with the capital city’s urban design needs. MESTAfusion technology enables the management of any complex urban configuration where a combination of all vehicle trajectory is analysed and processed.

This partnership comes in line with Abu Dhabi’s newly introduced road safety vision in October 2020, spearheading the Emirate towards UAE’s National Agenda 2021 goals to reduce significantly the road traffic fatalities.

Major Muhammad Abdullah Al Zaabi, Head of the Traffic Technical Systems Section at the Security Systems Department, the Information and Communication Systems Centre in the Leadership Affairs Sector of the Abu Dhabi Police, emphasised the General Command’s interest in raising the public’s sense of security and safety on the roads, and strengthening links and trust between the police and society, by adopting comprehensive strategies, ambitious, innovative initiatives, and provision of distinguished proactive services that enhance the country’s leadership in global competitiveness indicators.

He added: "This initiative comes as part of the Abu Dhabi Police's efforts to enhance traffic safety for drivers and road users and as part of its strategy to prepare for the next fifty years in order to achieve aspirations in keeping pace with developments and achieving more milestones in the country's development process in an effort to make the UAE the best country in the world." He pointed out that the efforts of Abu Dhabi Police continue in coordination with the Department of Transport and the Abu Dhabi Municipality to improve traffic safety conditions for pedestrians.