Uber (NYSE: UBER) offers robotaxi rides in the UAE through its own app, with partners WeRide (Abu Dhabi since December 2024, Dubai since December 2025) and Baidu's Apollo Go (Dubai since Aug 2026). Riders pick the 'Autonomous' option or may be matched through UberX or Uber Comfort. Local fleet companies Tawasul Transport and New Horizon Luxury Transport run the cars.
Apollo Go and WeRide robotaxis in Umm Suqeim
The vehicle
WeRide Robotaxi GXR (on Uber)
Tall, boxy electric van about 5 m long with a sliding side door. In Dubai: gloss black with WeRide and 'Available on Uber' logos, or the matte 'Dubai Future Ride' livery with 'Available on Uber' on the sliding door. In Abu Dhabi: gloss black with small Uber and WeRide logos. See weride
Facts and sources
CompanyUber Technologies, Inc., NYSE: UBER, San Francisco
UAE robotaxi partnersWeRide (Abu Dhabi from Dec 2024, Dubai from Dec 2025) and Baidu Apollo Go (Dubai from Aug 2026)
How to bookUber app: the 'Autonomous' option, or a match through UberX or Uber Comfort
First 'Autonomous' optionAbu Dhabi got Uber's first dedicated 'Autonomous' ride option anywhere (Nov 2025)
Multi-partner networkUber calls Dubai the first city where it runs more than one robotaxi partner on one network
Abu Dhabi areas (WeRide)Yas, Saadiyat, Al Reem, Al Maryah, airport routes; from Feb 2026 also Khalifa City, Masdar City, Rabdan, Corniche to Grand Mosque
Dubai areasJumeirah and Umm Suqeim (both partners)
Fleet companiesTawasul Transport (WeRide cars, Abu Dhabi and Dubai). New Horizon Luxury Transport (Apollo Go cars, Dubai)
Abu Dhabi faresSame as Uber Comfort and UberX (at driverless launch)
Dubai faresNot published by Uber. Khaleej Times saw an 'Autonomous' quote of AED 81.20 from Jumeirah Mosque to Umm Suqeim, against UberX quotes of AED 63 to 80. The article does not name the operator; WeRide was then Uber's only AV partner in Dubai
SupportLive support agents, usually in under a minute; cars may record audio and video
Uber in WeRideUber owns about 5.82% of WeRide's Class A shares
Plan with WeRideAt least 1,200 robotaxis across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh, 'as soon as 2027'
Plan with Pony.aiExpanded Uber and Pony.ai deal 'includes plans to deploy Robotaxis in the Middle East'. No UAE date
Air taxisJoby plans to carry first air taxi passengers in Dubai later in 2026, bookable in the Uber app
AV partners worldwideMore than 30
Regional leadMohamad Jardaneh, Head of Autonomous Mobility, Middle East at Uber
