Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Robotaxis in Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Public rides with a safety operator: WeRide.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - WeRide (public, with operator)RiyadhAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Apollo Go (Baidu) (paid driverless), WeRide (paid driverless)Abu DhabiDubai, United Arab Emirates - Apollo Go (Baidu) (paid driverless), WeRide (paid driverless), Pony.ai (driverless tests)Dubai

How to ride here

  • WeRide Open to the public - book in the Uber app. A safety operator rides along.

Services

WeRide

Public rides with a safety operator
  1. Testing
  2. Driverless tests
  3. Staff and invitees
  4. Public, with operator

Open to the public - book in the Uber app. A safety operator rides along.

Who can ride
Open to the public
App
Uber
Partner
Uber
Service area
Between Roshn Front and Princess Noura University (launch route)
Area size
not published
Airport
not published
Highways
not published
Fleet (official)
not published
Fares
not published
Public driverless since
not published

History

  1. Public rides with a safety operator - Uber riders can select a WeRide Robotaxi GXR; a safety driver accompanies passengers. TGA issued Saudi Arabia's first robotaxi permit. source

Announced next

  • Announcement Transition to fully driverless operations Target: not given. Announced . source
  • Announcement At least 1,200 WeRide robotaxis with Uber across Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai Target: 2027. Announced . source
Sources (1)
  1. WeRide and Uber launch robotaxi operations in Riyadh - Automotive World, 27 Oct 2025

Last checked - last change

Rules in this country

  • Saudi Arabia - TGA runs a regulatory sandbox for autonomous vehicle pilots (established July 2025) and issued Saudi Arabia's first robotaxi autonomous driving permit to WeRide. Public robotaxi rides in Riyadh started in October 2025 with a safety driver on board.