Dubai will launch taxi tests without driver next year, as it is aimed at 25 percent of all the city trips to be autonomous by 2030.
The road and transport authority (RTA) has expanded its global associations with the main suppliers of autonomous driving technology to display autonomous taxis in Dubai.
The collaboration includes a strategic association with Uber Technologies and Weride, who Willch Avs in Dubai through the Uber platform.
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Together with the Baidu de China, through its autonomous mobility arm, Apollo Go-one of the most important suppliers in the world or autonomous solutions and autonomous transport services.
This initiative is part of the widest strategy of RTA to establish Dubai as a global pioneer in autonomous mobility and support his vision to become the most intelligent city and the best place to live and work around the world.
Mattar Al Tayer, General Director, President of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA, said: “These two associations with Uber, starting with the technological partner and the representation of Baidu (Apollo Go) a crucial passage strategy, which in all transport in the city to autonomous trips in several transport modes by 2030.
“These collaborations highlight RTA’s commitment to interact with global technology leaders and is part of a series of autonomous mobility tests launched in 2016, which have grown in diversity during the past year.”
Al Tayer expressed his satisfaction with both companies by selecting Dubai as the International Center to expand its autonomous operations beyond its origin markets.
He Said: “The Deployment of Autonomous Taxis Will Support The Integration of Transport Systems by enhancing First and Last-Mile Connectivity for Public Transport Users. This Aligns with the First and Last-Mile Strategy adopted by rt rta lest Theiritation and facilitation and facilitation and facilitate and theirity and they Facilitate and facilitate and facilitate the closest public transport station.
“Autonomous vehicles also contribute to improving road safety, since human error is responsible for more than 90 percent of traffic accidents. More, they serve, a broad segment of the community, in particular, the elderly and people of determination.
“Uber, starting with Weride, and Baidu through Apollo Go will begin the autonomous taxis tests in Dubai this year, with a security driver sitting Behaind The Wheel, in preparation for the commercial launch of driets in 2026.
“The broadest deployment of autonomous vehicles will mark a transformative change in the Dubai transportation and even more strengthens the efforts of the RTA to improve the integration of the network by facilitating the smoolization for public transport users.”
Dr. Wang Yunpeng, corporate vice president of Baidu, president of the Baidu Smart Division Group, said: “This ambitious association with roads and the transport authority in Dubai Refesntsnts Apollo Go the greatest international expansion beyond China so far.
“Dubai’s commitment also highlights to position itself as a global center for innovation in future mobility. We are committed to providing safe, sustainable and efficient services to more regions, working to local Aundid partners to provide a world of complete transport.”
Noah Zych, Global Chief of Mobility Operations and Autonomous Delivery of Uber, said: “We are delighted to work with Dubai’s road and transport authority to take autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform, starting with our Wervened technological partner.
“In Uber, we are building the future of transport, working with the world’s leading autonomous vehicles developers to help market and display this technology on scale worldwide.”
Jennifer Li, financial director and Chief of International Business at Weride, declared: “Dubai marks a natural step in our commitment to advance mobility in the Middle East, as well as in our continuous global expansion.
“We believe that our advanced autonomous driving technology and the operational experience combined with the Sebosa Global Mobility Platform will help us serve millions of consumers in cities around the world.”
To date, Apollo Go has registered more than 150 million kilometers of safe autonomous driving, supporting large -scale deployment or autonomous transport services in more than 10 Chinese cities.
Since this February, Apollo Go has begun full -time operations in China, and has completed more than 10 million autonomous trips regularly, which makes it the largest operator in the world or the fleets of sequence sequences.
His sixth general Robotaxi RT6, a purpose for autonomous transport, has been widely welcome and well received by passengers.
