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# Abu Dhabi autonomous-vehicle permit regime

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- **Jurisdiction:** [Abu Dhabi](/locations/abu-dhabi.md) (id: `1ad3ab06-6265-45df-9f7c-7ff45fca5577`)
- **Kind:** `other`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2025-11-13

Abu Dhabi's autonomous-vehicle regulatory regime, administered by the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) with oversight via the Cabinet RegLab, the Supervisory Committee for Advanced Driving Systems Testing (chaired by the Ministry of Interior), and the Smart and Autonomous Systems Council (SASC). In November 2025 Abu Dhabi began issuing fully driverless Level 4 commercial permits, with a real-time digital monitoring platform for tracking and incident logging as the regulatory mechanism. This is a permit-and-oversight regime rather than a standalone statute like Dubai's Law 9 of 2023; the Masdar City SAVI cluster is an industry zone, not a regulation.

## Sources (3)

1. https://admobility.gov.ae/en/news/abu-dhabi-operates-fully-autonomous-vehicles
2. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/transport/abu-dhabi-luxury-self-driving-robotaxi-2026
3. https://gulfnews.com/uae/abu-dhabi-becomes-first-city-in-region-to-launch-commercial-driverless-vehicles-1.500345433

## Status history

- **in_effect** · 2025-11-13 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 5c-3 MEAO regs)
    - Abu Dhabi began issuing fully driverless L4 commercial permits (ITC/SASC oversight) Nov 13, 2025.

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