Uber increases stake in WeRide as robotaxi partnership ramps up in Dubai | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Riders can now book the vehicles through Uber’s app.
- The service is operated locally by Tawasul, a mobility and fleet operator in the United Arab Emirates.
- Uber increased its investment into WeRide in May 2025 as part of a commercial robotaxi partnership to bring service to another 15 cities over the next five years.
- The companies have previously shared that the expansion would include cities in Europe.
- The relationship is similar to Uber's deal with Waymo, in which the ride-hailing company handles the network routing and fleet operations.
Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide have launched robotaxi operations without a human safety operator in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East.Riders can now book t [+2110 chars]
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