Move to establish Dubai as a global pioneer in autonomous mobility
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has expanded its global partnerships with leading autonomous driving technology providers to deploy autonomous taxis in Dubai.
The collaboration includes a strategic partnership with Uber Technologies and WeRide, who will launch AVs in Dubai through the Uber platform.
Alongside China’s Baidu, through its autonomous mobility arm, Apollo Go—one of the world’s foremost providers of self-driving solutions and autonomous ride hailing services.
This initiative forms part of RTA’s broader strategy to establish Dubai as a global pioneer in autonomous mobility and support its vision to become the smartest city and the best place to live and work worldwide.
“The partnerships with Uber and WeRide on one hand and Baidu (Apollo These collaborations highlight RTA’s commitment to engaging with global technology leaders and forms part of a series of autonomous mobility trials launched in 2016, which have grown in diversity over the past years,” asserted Mattar Al Tayer, Director General, Chairman, Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
Partnership
“This ambitious partnership with the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai represents Apollo Go’s biggest international expansion beyond China thus far. It also highlights Dubai’s commitment to positioning itself as a global hub for innovation in future mobility,” noted Dr. Wang Yunpeng, Baidu Corporate Vice President, President of Baidu Intelligent Driving Group.
“At Uber, we’re building the future of transportation, working with the world’s leading autonomous vehicle developers to help commercialize and deploy this technology at scale around the world,” stressed Noah Zych, Uber’s Global Head of Autonomous Mobility and Delivery Operations.
“Dubai marks a natural step forward in our commitment to advancing mobility in the Middle East as well as our continued global expansion,” concluded Jennifer Li, Chief Financial Officer and Head of International Business, WeRide.
