UAE Grants First License for Self-Driving Cars
- Publish date: Tuesday، 04 July 2023 | Last update: Tuesday، 10 December 2024
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Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has granted the first national license for self-driving vehicles to operate in the country.
The decision was made in a cabinet meeting on Monday and the company WeRide has been granted a preliminary license.
The company is a China-based company with branches in Abu Dhabi and over 26 cities in the country.
WeRide produces robo taxis, robo vans, robot buses, and robot sweepers that can operate 24 hours a day in any kind of weather condition.
The company provides services including e-hailing taxi services, on-demand transport, and urban logistics.
Sheikh Mohammed also approved a federal electric vehicles policy, which will help develop a national network for electric vehicle chargers, regulate the market, and promote associated industries, which will help reduce energy consumption by 20 percent and carbon emissions.