Uber has announced that it will begin offering autonomous taxi services in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in collaboration with WeRide, a Chinese autonomous car manufacturer. The partnership has received approval from Dubai’s transportation authority.
WeRide is the first company developing driverless cars to be licensed to operate in the United Arab Emirates. This announcement to launch driverless taxis in collaboration with Uber makes Dubai the second city after Abu Dhabi to offer such services, starting in December last year.
Dubai’s transportation authority has a policy to promote autonomous vehicles, aiming to have 25% of vehicles on the roads autonomous by 2030.
TLDR: Uber and WeRide are bringing driverless taxi services to Dubai, UAE, following approval from the transportation authority. Dubai aims to have 25% of vehicles autonomous by 2030.
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