Regulator
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority gave WeRide a permit to test cars with no driver.
A regulator's decision · Company-reported · Sets WeRide Robotaxi's stage
What the source says
“The RTA subsequently granted WeRide a driverless vehicle trial permit in February 2026,”
What it means
WeRide Robotaxi, from WeRide, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there. 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.
- WeRide and Uber began driverless paid rides in Abu Dhabi, starting on Yas Island.
- 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.