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Robotaxis are being trialled mostly in the US, China, and a few specific niche places like the UAE and Singapore. Europe has been much slower to jump into robotaxi trials. But it’s edging into them now, and we have an announcement about the first robotaxi service launching in Switzerland — in Zurich.
In this case, the companies coming to town with their driverless taxi service are WeRide and Uber. These companies have partnered elsewhere, and they seem focused on trying to scoop up interest and market share as much as possible before competition comes to town. In Europe, they just announced a partnership in Madrid, Spain, a couple of weeks ago. They also already have robotaxi services in Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the UAE and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
Robotaxi rides in Zurich are expected to be available via the Uber app later this year.
Together, Uber and WeRide plan to have tens of thousands of robotaxis operating in 15 cities around the world by 2030.
