‘Project Qatar Mobility’: Self-driving shuttles set to take Doha's local public transport to the next level in 2022

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Eric Felber
Eric Felber
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | Head of Communications
Markus Arand
Markus Arand
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | Brand & Product Communications
  • Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Volkswagen AG announce pioneering autonomous, electric transport initiative to transform urban mobility in Qatar        
  • Prototypes of ID. BUZZ AD shuttles from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and of Scania buses to operate on a self-driving system with zero emissions 
  • MOIA ride hailing app is used to run the service, AID delivers Self Driving System (SDS) knowledge
  • Autonomous Driving Roadmap pulled forward

Hannover/Doha. For the first time ever a cutting-edge fleet of self-driving Level 4 electric shuttles will usher in a new era of urban mobility in a capital city in 2022: Earlier today in Doha, representatives of Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) signed the ‘Project Qatar Mobility’. The goal is to develop a ground-breaking autonomous transport project and transform the future of urban mobility to a sustainable and commercial deployment of AD shuttles and bus services – even beyond 2022. Fostering a cross-brand collaboration as blueprint for future Autonomous Driving (AD) solutions, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Scania, MOIA and AID-Autonomous Intelligent Driving will play an important role in this project. During the largest sporting event in the world, Qatar will thus be the venue for the world’s first emission-free, electric and autonomous public transport system.

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