“Uber Technologies Inc. is partnering with Chinese autonomous car company WeRide Inc. to expand its robotaxi offering to the United Arab Emirates.

Users of the Uber app in Abu Dhabi will be able to book a ride in a robotaxi from later this year, the companies said in a statement on Wednesday.

Uber has signed a string of deals with driverless car companies including Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and Cruise LLC as part of an effort to position itself as a platform for commercializing autonomous vehicles.”

From Bloomberg.