The Built-in Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Division of Municipalities and Transport, introduced the enlargement in collaboration with WeRide, Uber, and Tawasul Transport.
The initiative helps Abu Dhabi’s efforts to develop an AI-powered mobility system and reinforces its place as a regional hub for sensible mobility and innovation. The enlargement kinds a part of Abu Dhabi’s sensible transport technique, which goals to create a sustainable and sensible mobility setting for residents and guests.
Abu Dhabi accelerates autonomous automobiles deployment
With this enlargement, autonomous taxi providers now cowl roughly half of Abu Dhabi’s core areas. The event helps Abu Dhabi’s imaginative and prescient to make 25 per cent of journeys within the emirate depend on sensible transport by 2040.
The service will introduce autonomous automobiles in Al Reem and Al Maryah islands, two of Abu Dhabi’s most densely populated areas.
These islands function centres for the monetary, residential, and business sectors. Their site visitors patterns and car density present a setting to exhibit WeRide’s know-how capabilities whereas supporting demand for mobility options amid site visitors challenges.
This launch builds on autonomous taxi providers already out there on Al Saadiyat and Yas Islands, in addition to routes to Zayed Worldwide Airport.
The enlargement is a part of a plan to increase the fleet and attain of Abu Dhabi’s sensible mobility venture. Because the service started on the Uber platform in December 2024, the autonomous taxi fleet has tripled in measurement.
The Built-in Transport Centre is working to roll out the service to extra areas on Abu Dhabi Island, guaranteeing protection and enhancing effectivity of the sensible mobility system throughout the emirate.
This growth paves the way in which for business operation of the venture, aligning with targets for sensible transformation within the transport sector and reinforcing Abu Dhabi’s place as a hub for mobility innovation.
By integrating AI and sustainable mobility options into key sectors, Abu Dhabi is reinforcing its place for instance for Center Jap cities pursuing sensible city growth.
This displays the emirate’s sensible mobility technique, which connects completely different modes of transport and utilises know-how to learn the group.
Dr Abdulla Hamad AlGhfeli, Appearing Director Basic of the Built-in Transport Centre, mentioned in a assertion: “This enlargement marks an vital milestone in Abu Dhabi’s journey in direction of realising its imaginative and prescient for a wiser and safer mobility system. Constructing on the success of our earlier sensible mobility initiatives, we’re working to increase the deployment of autonomous automobiles to high-density areas resembling Al Reem and Al Maryah Islands, with a purpose to present a safer and extra environment friendly journey expertise, in step with Abu Dhabi’s sensible transport technique, which goals to offer sustainable and revolutionary mobility options.”
“We’re dedicated to embracing revolutionary and sustainable options to boost our transport community and enhance the standard of life for our residents. By working carefully with our strategic companions, we’re accelerating this progress and enhancing the transport expertise for everybody,” he added.
Abu Dhabi has bolstered its place as a regional chief in sensible mobility, turning into the primary metropolis within the Center East and North Africa area to commercially function autonomous automobiles. The emirate presently operates the most important fleet, with 44 autonomous automobiles serving areas throughout town.
Jennifer Li, Chief Monetary Officer and Head of Worldwide at WeRide, added: “Al Reem and Al Maryah Islands are dynamic, high-demand areas and function key gateways to Abu Dhabi. This enlargement offers us the chance to achieve extra passengers, showcase our superior know-how in complicated city settings, and additional speed up the deployment of autonomous automobiles throughout town. We deeply respect the continuing assist from the Built-in Transport Centre and our robust partnership with Uber, which continues to drive our progress within the Center East and past.”
This enlargement displays the success of partnerships led by Abu Dhabi with corporations in know-how and mobility together with WeRide, Space42, Uber and Tawasul Transport, contributing to the event of a wise mobility ecosystem.
Mohamad Jardaneh, Head of Autonomous Mobility, Center East at Uber, concluded: “We’re happy to increase our autonomous car service in Abu Dhabi to Al Reem and Al Maryah in partnership with WeRide and with the assist of The Built-in Transport Centre. We’ve seen some nice engagement from riders in Abu Dhabi since launch and are excited to make autonomous rides extra accessible to much more folks within the emirate. Simply as Uber helped thousands and thousands expertise electrical automobiles for the primary time, 2025 would be the 12 months we convey AV know-how into the mainstream.”
WeRide specialises in autonomous driving applied sciences. Its fleet in Abu Dhabi is the most important it operates exterior the US and China, reaffirming the emirate’s place as a hub for innovation in mobility and reflecting its imaginative and prescient to develop a wise mobility system that helps sustainable city growth targets.
