Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has partnered with EchoTwin AI, a leader in AI-powered urban intelligence, to launch Smart Sweep AI—a transformative initiative that turns everyday municipal street-sweeping fleets into real-time urban intelligence platforms. This collaboration reflects a shared vision to position Abu Dhabi as a global model for the next generation of cognitive cities—urban environments that can sense, interpret, and act intelligently to improve quality of life, resilience, and sustainability.
Through Smart Sweep AI, DMT is deploying EchoTwin AI’s CityVision One edge devices and CityWide platform across its sweeping vehicles, transforming them into intelligent sensing units that continuously monitor road conditions, cleanliness, and compliance. Powered by EchoTwin AI’s proprietary Vision-Language Model Framework (VLMF), the system can detect issues ranging from litter accumulation and overflowing bins to broken infrastructure and safety hazards—triggering automated reporting and workflows that accelerate resolution.
“Smart Sweep AI is a first-of-its-kind project in the region, positioning Abu Dhabi at the forefront of data-driven municipal services,” said Chris Carson, founder and CEO of EchoTwin AI. “We are redefining how cities operate—embedding See,Think, Act intelligence into everyday fleets so that cities themselves become aware and responsive. This is how cognitive cities are born: cleaner streets, safer communities, and sustainable environments achieved through urban intelligence at scale.”
Since its initial deployment, Smart Sweep AI has delivered tangible outcomes. Across a limited fleet, the system recorded more than 52,000 assets and identified nearly 20,000 compliance issues in just 60 days—evidence of the scale and accuracy made possible by augmenting everyday operations with AI-driven sensing.
This initiative directly supports Abu Dhabi’s smart city and sustainability strategies, building a proactive compliance framework that enhances transparency, accelerates issue resolution, and sets new benchmarks for urban livability.
“DMT’s mission is to achieve the highest global standards of livability and sustainability,” said a DMT spokesperson. “With Smart Sweep AI, we are moving from reactive inspections toward proactive, AI-driven compliance across the emirate. This step accelerates Abu Dhabi’s transformation into a smarter, cleaner, and more resilient global city.”
EchoTwin AI will showcase the Smart Sweep AI at GITEX Global 2025 in Dubai, Sept. 13–17, where visitors can experience the platform’s See, Think, Act intelligence—demonstrating how AI-powered fleets can reshape municipal services and pave the way for cognitive cities.
About EchoTwin AI
EchoTwin AI is a leader in infrastructure intelligence, redefining how cities are managed. Powered by a proprietary visual intelligence engine with full spatial reasoning, EchoTwin transforms municipal fleets into mobile urban sensors—creating living digital twins that provide real-time insights into infrastructure, compliance, and safety. By enabling municipalities to proactively monitor, predict, and resolve issues, EchoTwin helps build resilient, self-healing, and sustainable urban ecosystems. More than “smart cities,” EchoTwin is advancing the era of cognitive cities—urban environments with the awareness to see, think, and act on challenges in real time. Learn more at www.echotwin.ai.
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