Dubai

Status

Baidu is in talks with the United Arab Emirates about bringing its Apollo Go service to the country, sources told the Post

Source: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3298365/baidu-plans-robotaxi-service-dubai-chinas-tech-giants-expand-across-middle-east

Appears previously Cruise had an exclusive robotaxi agreement with Dubai.

Vision

Pre-Cruise, however good overview of what Dubai is setting out to achieve

Read more about the self driving transport strategy https://www.rta.ae/links/sdt/en/index.html

2024 vision update

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority in Dubai has reaffirmed its aim to make a quarter of transport services self-driving by 2030.

The plan is for Dubai to eventually have 4,000 driverless taxis on its roads which is believed to ease traffic, cut emissions and lead to fewer accidents.

Source: https://www.timeoutdubai.com/news/self-driving-dubai-quarter-by-2030