Abu Dhabi launches Smart & Autonomous Vehicle Industries cluster

The Smart and Autonomous Vehicle Industries (SAVI) cluster was launched at Masdar City to position Abu Dhabi as a leading smart and autonomous vehicles hub, making significant contributions across air , land, and sea mobility applications, further enhancing Abu Dhabi’s industrial evolution.

SAVI will support innovation and the commercialization of smart and autonomous vehicle technologies in the UAE, unlocking their global potential, by providing state-of-the-art facilities and value-added within an enabling regulatory environment.

The launch of the Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industries (SAVI) cluster follows the Abu Dhabi Industrial Strategy (ADIS), launched by HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, in June 2022, that aims to leverage advanced technologies to harmonize human development, sustainability, and growth.

SAVI will house academia, test zones, R&D labs, testing and certification facilities, large-scale workshops, hangars, and manufacturing facilities, connected through Abu Dhabi’s global logistics network. Underpinning all operations are the local regulators establishing an enabling regulatory framework across air, land, and sea applications. These include the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Integrated Transport Centre, and Abu Dhabi Maritime.