WeRide, Uber and AVOMO Receive Spain's First National Operating Permit for Level 4 Autonomous Passenger Vehicles
The permit authorizes testing of WeRide's GXR autonomous vehicles in Spain and marks the beginning of mapping in the region of Madrid ahead of their first joint launch in Europe.
This milestone marks the first national approval for WeRide's autonomous GXR vehicle in the EU, paving the way for future vehicle certification and commercialization across the region.
WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800), Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), and AVOMO, the autonomous vehicle division of the Moove Cars Group, in collaboration with the Regional Government of Madrid, today announced that they have received Spain’s first national permit for Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles to operate on public roads, by Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) within the ES-AV framework. This authorization marks a major regulatory milestone toward the launch of Spain’s first commercial autonomous vehicle service.
As one of Europe's largest urban mobility markets, Spain serves millions of residents and visitors each year. The Community of Madrid, with its strong commuting demand and mature ride-hailing ecosystem provide an ideal foundation for autonomous mobility services. This launch marks the beginning of WeRide and Uber’s joint entry into the Spanish market and represents the fourth of the 15 cities under the WeRide-Uber strategic partnership, with another 11 cities to come by 2030. Under this global partnership, WeRide and Uber plan to deploy tens of thousands of autonomous vehicles on public roads to bring safe and reliable autonomous mobility to riders around the globe.
