Abu Dhabi will develop more than 10 vertiports as part of eVTOL commercial rollout

TRANSPORT-

Abu Dhabi is launching more than 10 vertiports across the emirate, according to a pressrelease. The emirate’s investment promotion arm Abu Dhabi Investment Office is rolling out the infrastructure in collaboration with the federal aviation regulator General Civil Aviation Authority, the integrated transport authority Abu Dhabi Mobility, and airport operator Abu Dhabi Airports. The initiative places the UAE capital among the first cities worldwide to commercially enable eVTOL transport at scale.

Abu Dhabi Airports is anchoring delivery and investment for buildout, while Abu Dhabi Mobility and the GCAA are integrating infrastructure and certification within a unified regulatory environment. The network will link key tourism, business and residential hubs — from Yas Island to Saadiyat to Abu Dhabi Island. Zayed International Airport and Al Bateen Executive Airport are already designated as primary locations for vertiports, with additional sites and intercity routes set to be announced in upcoming phases.

REMEMBER- Falcon Aviation had also inked an agreement with Mubadala-backed electric flying car manufacturer Archer Aviation to develop a “vertiport” network in key locations across Dubai and Abu Dhabi by this year. The two firms will develop the infrastructure for two vertiports — one at Falcon Heliport at Atlantis, the Palm in Dubai, and the other at the Marina Mall heliport in Abu Dhabi’s Corniche, as part of plans to launch eVTOL flights between the two emirates.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office also inked 29 commercial deployment agreements for autonomous mobility technologies on the sidelines of the summit, state news agency Wam reports. The agreements, spanning air and ground delivery for e-commerce, healthcare, and industrial logistics, include:

• Emirates Post and UAE-based Autologix — a JV between 7X and Zelostech — rolling out heavy-cargo logistics pilots, deploying Level 4 autonomous cargo vehicles designed without driver cabins;
• UAE autonomous mobility developer K2 leading pilots with Talabat, EXM, Enec, and noon for dual air and land autonomous delivery;
• Robotics firm Lodd working alongside EMX, PureHealth’s diagnostics platform PureLab, noon and Aramex on secure, cold-chain transport of medical samples and scalable parcel and mail delivery;
• Abu Dhabi-based Sinaha Technology developing autonomous ground vehicles, robotics-led intelligent warehousing, and a digital fleet management system.

REAL ESTATE-

Reportage Group to build AED 1.8 bn mixed-use development in Angola: UAE-based real estate developer Emirates Reportage Development & Investment acquired two land plots spanning 10.8 mn sq ft in mixed-use economic zone Dubai Investments Park Angola, according to a DFM disclosure (pdf).

The details: The AED 1.8 bn investment will deliver two gated residential communities as part of a master-planned community by the group. Construction is set to begin in June 2026, with handovers scheduled from 4Q 2029 and completion by 4Q 2030. Together, the two developments will include a 60-key hotel, 4.8k villas and townhouses, and 8k sqm of retail space.

REMEMBER- Dubai Investments started building the USD 500 mn DIP Angola project last year. The development — housing industrial, commercial, residential, and recreational spaces — is set to become a hub for sectors like logistics, tech, and manufacturing.

HOSPITALITY-

ADNH announces AED 3 bn luxury development in RAK: Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) has launched The Residences at Nasim Al Bahr, an AED 3 bn luxury waterfront development on Al Marjan Island, according to a press release. The residential development is slated for handover in 4Q 2027 and will include units ranging from apartments to villas. The move marks ADNH’s expansion beyond Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

BACKGROUND- The move comes amid a surge in demand in the emirate’s real estate scene as it looks set to host projects like the USD 3.9 bn Wynn Marjan Island resort. Several other high-end residential projects — including The Astera, Jacob & Co Residences, and Mondrian Beach Residences — are set to come online in the coming years.

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UAE partners with mimik to deploy autonomous AI across industries: Global agentic software firm mimik launched a joint venture with UAE-based investment companies Next71 and ASK Holding to establish mimik UAE, according to a press release. The JV will deploy mimik’s Device-First Continuum AI (DFC-AI) across industries, enabling decentralized intelligence in devices, vehicles, and infrastructure. The partnership aims to improve the UAE’s data sovereignty and its shift from cloud computing to more integrated AI usage.

About the platform: DFC-AI is an autonomous tech platform that enables enterprises to integrate advanced and multimodal AI into devices, vehicles, and infrastructure, without needing to rely on cloud architecture.