Overview
- Uber riders on designated routes between Roshn Front and Princess Noura University can book WeRide Robotaxi GXR vehicles in the app.
- Vehicles carry an onboard operator in the initial phase, with a planned transition to fully driverless service under regulator oversight.
- The Transport General Authority endorsed the program after WeRide completed the TGA sandbox and secured the country’s first robotaxi permit.
- The public rollout follows a July kickoff of the initial operational phase led by minister Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser in his role as TGA chairman.
- WeRide and Uber shares edged higher on the news, and the Riyadh launch extends WeRide’s Uber integration that began in Abu Dhabi in late 2024.