Artificial Intelligence Paves the Way for Smart Public Transport Development in Iran
The Deputy for Planning and Resource Development at the Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization has announced that enhancing the performance of intelligent systems and leveraging artificial intelligence capabilities in the smart public transport sector are among the organization’s primary objectives for the current year.
According to Mohammad Teymouri, the RMTO's 2025 roadmap, which includes deploying the Intelligent Fleet Management System (tentatively known as Sepahtan), investing in intelligent transport systems and infrastructure such as border crossings and highways, as well as prioritizing maintenance and improvement of ten major transport corridors.
Elaborating on the organization’s policies, Teymouri stressed plans for modernizing Iran's freight and passenger transport fleets. As part of these endeavors, the addition of 2,000 intercity buses to the fleet by the end of the current year is a key focus.
The Deputy further noted ongoing initiatives to enhance road safety across the national network. These include addressing high-risk black-spot areas, with priority given to unresolved locations identified by the Road Safety Commission, as well as ongoing projects aimed at achieving a 10% annual reduction in road traffic fatalities.
Teymouri also pointed to the RMTO's strategies for international transport. These include implementing cross-border agreements with neighboring countries, improving the safety and efficiency of transit corridors leading to border crossings, and completing or upgrading key border areas such as Kalaleh, Astara, Rimdan, Sarakhs, Razi and Bazargan. Reducing unladen vehicle trips by 10% is considered as another objective in this domain.
Additionally, the RMTO is planning to upgrade and expand for roadside facilities, including road maintenance depots, prayer halls, traffic police stations, truck stops, and service complexes nationwide. Completing unfinished rural road projects and increasing the share of asphalted roads in underserved provinces are also among the top priorities for 2025.
