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The Dubai Metro is a rapid transit rail network. The Red Line and Green Line are operational, with one more line being constructed. These first two lines run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere. All trains are fully automated and driver-less, and, together with stations, are air conditioned with platform edge doors. There are currently 45 stations opera-tional, with many more planned.
The Emirates Mars Mission is a UAE Space Agency unmanned space ex-ploration mission to Mars. The Hope orbiter was launched on 19 July 2020. The mission team includes 150 Emirati engineers and 200 engineers and scien-tists at partner institutes in the United States.
The largest single-site solar energy project in the world, with a planned total production capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030, and a total investment of AED 50 billion.
The UAE’s first nuclear power station, the first nuclear power station in the Arabian Peninsula, and the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab World. With a total capacity of 5,600 megawatts (MW), the station will supply up to 25% of the UAE’s energy needs.
Virgin Hyperloop One and the Govern-ment of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have unveiled the Dubai Hyperloop One’s first prototype pods that will be used to transfer passengers between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Upon completion, the Dubai Hyperloop will be transferring approximately 10,000 passengers per hour, to and from each city, in just 12 minutes. In comparison, the same trip currently takes approxi-mately one-and-a-half hours by car.
Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, and is the world’s busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It is also the fifth-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, the sixth-busiest cargo airport in the world, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per flight. In 2022, DXB retained its position as the No. 1 hub for international passengers in the world, with annual traffic for 2022 reaching 66 million, which is 8 million more than the nearest rival London Heathrow. Emirates, Dubai’s flagship carrier, operates out of Terminal 3 of DXB, which is the largest airport terminal in the world.