AutoGo is the self-driving arm of K2, a technology company based in Abu Dhabi (ITC called its parent Kintsugi Holding in 2025). It runs Baidu Apollo Go RT6 robotaxis on fixed stops on Yas Island through the AutoGo app, public since Mar 2026, and holds one of Abu Dhabi's first two fully driverless commercial permits. AutoGo also runs RoboSweepers on the Corniche and delivery pilots with EMX and noon; sister company Lumo plans Mercedes-Benz robotaxis and a bus trial.
A WeRide robotaxi on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
Facts and sources
ParentK2, 'a technology company based in Abu Dhabi' working on robotics, autonomous mobility and longevity
Parent name in 2025ITC: AutoGo is 'a subsidiary of Kintsugi Holding'; Sean Teo was 'General Manager of Kintsugi Holding'
LeadersSean Teo: Managing Director of K2 (Oct 2025), CEO of LUMO (Jun 2026). Waleed Alblooshi: vice president of K2 (Mar 2026)
K2 unitsAutoGo (robotaxis, delivery, sweepers), Lumo (robotaxis and buses), Autocraft (eVTOL), Eneron, Genodyne (named in K2 newsroom items)
Robotaxi serviceAutoGo app. Fixed route on Yas Island: W Abu Dhabi, Yas Marina, Yas Mall, IKEA, Ferrari World, Warner Bros World, Etihad Arena, Yas Park North
App scopeApp Store text: 'RoboTaxi is only available in Yas Island'. First release Dec 2025; version 1.7.3 in Jul 2026
CarApollo Go RT6 from Baidu
PermitOne of the first two fully driverless commercial operating permits in Abu Dhabi ('AutoGo-K2' with 'ApolloGo-Baidu')
Path to driverlessDeployment from mid-Jul 2025; ITC-certified driverless service on Yas by end Sep 2025; more than 100,000 km of on-road testing; moved from safety officer, to passenger-seat supervision, to no one on board
Public launch5 robotaxis on Yas Island, free until Apr 2026
Safety officer seenA safety officer sat in the car on The National's ride (Mar 2026)
GPS handlingCars use lidar and cameras to drop spoofed or jammed GPS; a command centre watches all cars and can take over
Fleet planFully driverless fleet of hundreds of cars in Abu Dhabi (contract with Apollo Go, Nov 2025); 'hundreds of vehicles by 2026' (Jan 2026)
Next areasAl Reem, Al Maryah and Saadiyat. No dates
ITC listingITC lists AutoGo as a pilot; K2 and WeRide are the two operators named on AViTOMS
RoboSweepersFleet of RoboSweeper cleaning vehicles on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, 'developed by K2 subsidiary Autogo', on set routes over pavements and squares
Delivery pilots'Auto-Delivery' in Masdar City with EMX (Abu Dhabi's first licence plate for a self-driving delivery vehicle, Sep 2025); vans supplying noon's mini fulfilment centres (Nov 2025)
Robobus with WeRideMoU signed at UMEX 2026 to run WeRide Robobuses in Abu Dhabi under SASC and ITC
Lumo robotaxiLumo, Mercedes-Benz and Momenta plan S-Class robotaxis with 'formal operations' in Abu Dhabi in 2026
Lumo bus trialITC and Lumo discussed the first autonomous public bus trial in the Middle East and North Africa. Talks only
