Dubai’s public parking operator Parkin has begun installing more than 500 cameras across three of the city’s most high-traffic districts as part of the first phase of a new on-street parking surveillance system.
The cameras are being mounted on curbs and poles in Trade Centre 1, Burj Khalifa, and Al Corniche. Parkin manages the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority’s on-street spaces across the city, and the new deployment marks the first time curb-side cameras of this type have been used anywhere in the region.
The AI-enabled units are designed to capture vehicle images and read number plates automatically. A separate rollout of parking lot cameras has already been completed across controlled areas in the emirate, with 200 more units slated for additional locations.
Parkin previously announced plans to deploy around 1,000 solar-powered smart cameras in on-street parking areas during the first phase, with potential deployment around the Dubai World Trade Centre during major events to monitor parking availability.
The company’s parking portfolio has grown 23% from 209,000 spaces a year earlier, reaching 258,000 spaces across public, developer, and multi-storey facilities as of the first quarter of 2026. Fines issued by Parkin climbed 32 percent year-on-year to 754,300 in that same period, compared with 569,300 during the first quarter of 2025.
