Chinese company WeRide has been licensed to operate unmanned vehicles in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates has granted the Chinese company WeRide its first national licence to operate unmanned vehicles.

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The permit allows WeRide to test Level 4 autonomous vehicles on public roads across the country.

The company said it will begin testing "all types of self-driving vehicles". WeRide intends to commercialise most of its developments, including robotaxis, robobuses, robovans and autonomous street sweepers.

The licence is a step towards the UAE ruler's goal of making 25% of transport in the country fully autonomous by 2030. The authorisation for WeRide also coincides with the national policy on electric vehicles.

Source: TechCrunch.