Self-driving
WeRide and Uber began driverless paid rides in Abu Dhabi, starting on Yas Island.
A dated step forward on the record · Company-reported
What the source says
“On Nov. 26, WeRide and Uber officially announced the launch of fully driverless Robotaxi operations in Abu Dhabi,”
What it means
WeRide Robotaxi, from WeRide, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history. This line rests on the company's own announcement; no regulator, customer or independent report confirms it in our sources yet.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on WeRide Robotaxi
- WeRide said its vehicles had been tested or run in more than 60 cities in 13 countries.
- WeRide and Uber began paid rides in Dubai with no operator aboard, on routes in Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim.
- Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority gave WeRide a permit to test cars with no driver.
- The UAE government's Regulations Lab approved WeRide to run paid robotaxi rides in Abu Dhabi with no safety operator aboard.
- WeRide said it got the first permit in Europe to run robotaxis with no driver, in Zurich, Switzerland.
- WeRide and Uber started their robotaxi partnership in Abu Dhabi.