No Wifi, internet? You can still find your way around Dubai

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Monday that is has updated the Smart Drive app to guide motorists using the GPS technology without requiring internet connection on portable devices.- Supplied photos

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Monday that is has updated the Smart Drive app to guide motorists using the GPS technology without requiring internet connection on portable devices.
The city navigation app provides accurate and instant information about the traffic condition in Dubai, thanks to the interface with Makani app of the Dubai Municipality.
Other features of the app include payment of parking fee, defining the zones of paid parking areas, enabling Salik top-up, showing maps using 2D or 3D display to fit different types of smart devices, displaying UAE landmarks in 3D mode, and offering three options for displaying the map: day, night and auto.
Maitha bin Adai, CEO of RTA's Traffic and Roads Agency, said: "The user interface of Smart Drive app has been revamped where additional search features have been added enabling users to specify their locations more accurately. The process is assisted by new icons giving more details to the roads traffic condition, and the use of Makani addressing system's code on the application map."
The Smart Drive app is available on iTunes and Google Play. Since it was launched in 2014, the app has been downloaded by three million users, according to the RTA.
With the update, Dubai landmarks are now displayed more attractively and interactively; the UAE map is also updated, displaying the locations of metro and tram stations, bus stations, water transit stations, and parking areas in Dubai. It also alerts motorists about the maximum speed, traffic conditions on Dubai roads in addition to other high tech features that make motorists journeys in Dubai safe and smooth, added bin Adai.

Smart Drive app features