The future of transportation is autonomous vehicles. There are very few people who can own or use such cars around the world, but in Dubai, it is essentially public transportation. Much like in other great cities around the world, Dubai has an impressive metro system.
The Dubai Metro is nearly 46 miles long and it’s completely driverless. It is the largest of its kind in the world, which means that even those in Dubai who can’t afford a car, can still ride in style. So yeah, self-driving public transportation is totally a thing.
Fireworks Are a Big Deal
Dubai holds quite a few impressive world records. One of those records was achieved in 2014 on New Year's Eve when the city launched the biggest fireworks display in the world. The display included nearly 500,000 shells that were deployed over six minutes.
The display took months of planning, and the shells were fired from several launching spots stationed on the "World Islands," which is a group of artificial islands off the coast of Dubai. The previous record was held by Kuwait and included a little over 70,000 fireworks fired within a single hour.
Home of the World's Biggest Automated Car Park
Modern technology is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has the potential of making our lives easy and efficient. On the other hand, all that automation can result in the loss of human connection and in people losing their jobs to robots and machines.
One of the things that have become almost fully automated is car parks, and Dubai is no different. In fact, Emirates Financial Towers has the biggest automated car park in the world, with parking spaces for more than 1,000 cars.
Watering the Desert
Fountains often make great landmarks in many popular destinations around the world. Just like the Bellagio fountains in Vegas, the Montjuïc fountain in Barcelona, or the Trevi fountain in Rome. All those fountains attract a daily crowd of numerous tourists.
But these fountains have nothing on the Dubai Fountain situated in the Burj Khalifa Lake. This impressive fountain has a fully choreographed water system that holds two shows a day. The show is the biggest of its kind in the world and it can be seen from anywhere near the manmade lake.
Dubai Knows How to Party
The home of a predominantly Muslim population may not sound like the prime location for a record-breaking clubbing scene. Well, Dubai may be a lot of things but it sure isn't predictable or typical. In 2013, the world record for the longest club DJ session relay was broken in Dubai.
The session was a little longer than 4 hours, and it took a score of 119 DJs taking the stand one by one to complete it. Each of the DJs taking part in the event mixed one record, much to the enjoyment of the local party animals looking for a nice party.