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Passengers hail rides via the Uber app in popular areas such as Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim, served by the GXR. Fully-driverless operations set to follow the initial public-passenger launch.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Service type","value":"Public commercial robotaxi (via Uber app)"},{"label":"Launch","value":"March 2026 — Dubai's first public robotaxi fleet"},{"label":"Operators","value":"WeRide + Uber"}],"reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:22:21.162Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:22:39.305Z","model":{"id":"046971a1-9bd0-4d00-bc43-b4955a5aae45","companyId":"058f65c8-aa14-4820-b334-3714d74be66a","modelName":"Robotaxi GXR","slug":"weride-gxr","description":"WeRide's mass-produced purpose-built robotaxi, launched October 2024 on Geely Farizon's SuperVAN platform. Began fully-driverless commercial operations in Beijing (early 2025), then Guangzhou (August 2025), and operates fully-driverless commercial services in Guangzhou, Beijing, and Abu Dhabi, with public passenger services in Dubai and Riyadh. WeRide and Geely Farizon have committed to delivering 2,000 GXRs to support large-scale global commercialization.","formFactor":"av","maturityStage":"commercial","specs":{},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-and-geely-farizon-deliver-2000-purpose-built-robotaxi","label":"GXR — SuperVAN platform, Oct 2024 launch, driverless commercial markets","title":"GXR — SuperVAN platform, Oct 2024 launch, driverless commercial markets","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"WeRide","publishedAt":"2026-03-08"}],"aliases":["WeRide GXR","GXR"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:22:20.295Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:22:36.534Z","company":{"id":"058f65c8-aa14-4820-b334-3714d74be66a","name":"WeRide","slug":"weride","description":"Global autonomous-driving company (NASDAQ: WRD; HKEX: 0800), founded 2017, operating one of the world's most internationally diversified robotaxi businesses across 9 countries (China, US, UAE, Singapore, France, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Switzerland, and more). Its China robotaxi fleet reached ~1,000 vehicles by April 2026, with 800+ in commercial/testing operation and a fleet of 250+ outside China and the US — the largest commercial robotaxi fleet outside China and the US (in Abu Dhabi). WeRide pursues an asset-light model where Uber, Grab, or local partners operate the fleets while WeRide provides the autonomous-driving technology and vehicles. Beyond robotaxis it operates robobuses (France, Belgium) and autonomous sanitation vehicles. In October 2025 it secured the world's first city-level fully-driverless robotaxi commercial permit outside the US (Abu Dhabi). Its mass-produced Robotaxi GXR (built on Geely Farizon's SuperVAN platform, launched October 2024) is its primary commercial vehicle. WeRide and Uber have committed to deploying at least 1,200 robotaxis across the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh) by ~2027, and WeRide/Geely Farizon aim to deliver 2,000 GXRs — forward commitments, not current deployments.","status":null,"founded":2017,"hq":"Guangzhou, China","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867729/000110465926033075/tm269345d1_ex99-2.htm","label":"WeRide 6-K — 800+ China fleet, 250+ outside China/US, Abu Dhabi first city-level driverless permit outside US, 9 countries","title":"WeRide 6-K — 800+ China fleet, 250+ outside China/US, Abu Dhabi first city-level driverless permit outside US, 9 countries","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"WeRide (SEC 6-K)","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-and-uber-deploy-1200-robotaxis-middle-east","label":"WeRide+Uber 1,200 robotaxis across Middle East by 2027; asset-light model","title":"WeRide+Uber 1,200 robotaxis across Middle East by 2027; asset-light model","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"WeRide","publishedAt":"2026-02-06"},{"url":"https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-and-geely-farizon-deliver-2000-purpose-built-robotaxi","label":"GXR on Geely Farizon SuperVAN platform; driverless commercial in Guangzhou/Beijing/Abu Dhabi; Dubai/Riyadh/Singapore","title":"GXR on Geely Farizon SuperVAN platform; driverless commercial in Guangzhou/Beijing/Abu Dhabi; Dubai/Riyadh/Singapore","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"WeRide","publishedAt":"2026-03-08"}],"keyFacts":[],"aliases":["WeRide.ai","WeRide Inc"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:22:18.960Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:22:33.891Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"f0491685-0c1d-4be6-8010-1daf5225a234","name":"Dubai","slug":"dubai","kind":"city","parentLocationId":null,"lat":null,"lng":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:20.172Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-26T17:16:53.354Z"},"operator":null,"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null}}