UAE pushes ahead with autonomous vehicle adoption as it grants first self-driving licence – The National

UAE pushes ahead with autonomous vehicle adoption as it grants first self-driving licence – The National

The UAE Cabinet has approved the first preliminary national licence for self-driving cars, granting it to Chinese company WeRide, as part of efforts to transform the country's transport sector and move towards a future economy.

WeRide will begin testing all types of autonomous vehicles on UAE roads.

"This is the first national-level autonomous driving licence in the Middle East and even globally," WeRide said in a statement.