WeRide Inc.WeRide's autonomous driving deployment in UAE recognized as top AI scenario, highlighting commercial robotaxi services via Uber and expansion across multiple cities.

WeRide's autonomous driving deployment in the United Arab Emirates has been selected as one of ten leading examples of international cooperation for Chinese AI technologies and products in the AI From China Benefits the World (2026) national collection, making it the only autonomous driving company recognized. The recognition was announced at the WAIC 2026 main forum, where China's National Development and Reform Commission released the document highlighting projects that deliver significant social and economic value globally. WeRide's driverless robotaxi services now operate commercially in Abu Dhabi and Dubai via the Uber platform, and the company is the only one outside the United States providing driverless robotaxi services through Uber. The company began public robotaxi services in Abu Dhabi in 2021, received the UAE's first national autonomous vehicle license in 2023, and launched the largest commercial robotaxi service outside the US and China with Uber in December 2024, later expanding to Ras Al Khaimah and becoming the first to launch fully driverless commercial robotaxi services in Abu Dhabi. WeRide's robotaxi network now covers about 70% of Abu Dhabi's core urban areas, and its autonomous driving products operate in more than 40 cities across 12 countries, holding permits in eight nations.
WeRide Inc.WeRide's autonomous driving deployment in UAE recognized as top AI scenario, highlighting commercial robotaxi services via Uber and expansion across multiple cities.