# Robotaxi GXR at Abu Dhabi — deployment

Canonical ID: `4b577e5e-08a7-4c4e-bac5-3d17d99489e7`

Operator: WeRide with Uber and TXAI (asset-light; partners operate the fleet, WeRide provides the AV technology and vehicles). The landmark deployment: in October 2025 WeRide secured the world's FIRST city-level fully-driverless robotaxi commercial permit outside the United States, granted by the UAE federal government (Regulations Lab under the UAE Cabinet Secretariat). Fully-driverless commercial operations (no on-board safety operator) launched with Uber in November 2025, expanding to cover ~70% of Abu Dhabi's core areas (including Al Reem Island, Al Maryah Island). WeRide has partnered with TXAI for public Abu Dhabi robotaxi operations since 2021; the WeRide-Uber fleet (launched Dec 2024) is the largest commercial robotaxi fleet outside China and the US, averaging dozens of daily trips per vehicle and on track for breakeven unit economics.

## Key facts

- **Milestone:** First city-level fully-driverless commercial permit outside the US
- **Service type:** Fully-driverless commercial (no safety operator)
- **Coverage:** ~70% of Abu Dhabi core areas
- **Operators:** WeRide + Uber + TXAI
- **Permit:** UAE federal approval, Oct 31 2025

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-05-26_

- **Slug:** weride-gxr-abu-dhabi
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [Robotaxi GXR](/models/weride-gxr.md) — id `046971a1-9bd0-4d00-bc43-b4955a5aae45`
- **Company:** [WeRide](/companies/weride.md) — id `058f65c8-aa14-4820-b334-3714d74be66a`
- **Location:** [Abu Dhabi](/locations/abu-dhabi.md) — id `1ad3ab06-6265-45df-9f7c-7ff45fca5577`
- **First seen:** 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **First city-level L4 commercial license outside US; Uber+TXAI; UAE federal approval** · https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/weride-licensed-to-conduct-commercial-operation-of-fully-driverless-robotaxi-in-abu-dhabi-70039736 · 2025-11-11
2. **Abu Dhabi fully-driverless commercial, 70% coverage, breakeven unit economics** · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867729/000110465926033075/tm269345d1_ex99-2.htm · 2026-01-01

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