Services in Abu Dhabi
Baidu Apollo Go Open to the public
No one in the driver’s seat · Book in: AutoGo app · Since January 2026
Yas Island at launch, with Al Reem and Saadiyat islands named as next
Run with K2's AutoGo under one of the emirate's first fully driverless commercial permits (November 2025); Baidu's first public driverless service outside China.
Sources: The National, March 13, 2026; TechNode, January 19, 2026; Gasgoo, November 13, 2025. Checked November 8, 2026.
WeRide Open to the public
Some rides with no one in the driver’s seat · Book in: Uber, TXAI · Since November 2021
About 70% of the city's core: Yas, Saadiyat, Al Reem, Al Maryah, Khalifa City, Masdar City, Rabdan and the Corniche to Grand Mosque corridor · Airport: Highway routes to and from Zayed International (AUH); kerbside pickup details not published · Uses freeways
Began as the TXAI public trial on Yas Island in 2021, joined Uber in December 2024, and started rides with nobody on board on Yas Island in November 2025; Tawasul runs the Uber fleet.
Sources: WeRide, October 27, 2026; CleanTechnica, February 12, 2026; Gasgoo, November 28, 2025; Gasgoo, July 30, 2025; Gulf News, January 31, 2022. Checked November 8, 2026.
What changed
WeRide, Abu Dhabi: Uber service reached downtown, covering about 70% of the city's core (CleanTechnica)
Baidu Apollo Go, Abu Dhabi: Opened fully driverless public rides on Yas Island through the AutoGo app (TechNode)
WeRide, Abu Dhabi: Started Uber rides with nobody on board on Yas Island (Gasgoo)
Baidu Apollo Go, Abu Dhabi: Won one of Abu Dhabi's first fully driverless commercial permits with AutoGo (Gasgoo)
WeRide, Abu Dhabi: Uber service expanded to Al Reem and Al Maryah islands, reaching nearly half of the city's core (Gasgoo)