Abu Dhabi stands at a defining threshold, where our vision for a smart and autonomous ecosystem that underpins a sustainable economy and enhances daily life is taking shape before our eyes. Smart systems are transforming industries, diversifying our economy and creating knowledge-based employment that places leading Emirati and international talent at the forefront of cross-sector growth across the emirate, while fundamentally improving how people live, work and move. Yet such meaningful advancement requires more than technology; it demands the thoughtful creation of an enabling ecosystem to support development and deployment.

In Abu Dhabi, autonomy is more than a promise; it’s becoming practice. While other cities are still testing pilot programmes, Abu Dhabi and the emirate at large have already integrated autonomy across land, sea and air. On our roads, in our skies, across our ports and industrial hubs, intelligent systems are already at work – not only behind the scenes of emerging industries but also in public view, and what we are building here offers more than a model for our own emirate. Abu Dhabi is a living testbed of the very latest in smart and autonomous systems for the world. Our approach is based on the deliberate integration of infrastructure, policymaking and human capability – three pillars we have learned must advance together to create lasting transformation.

As an archipelago connected by air, land and