Driverless taxis hit Dubai's streets

Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) and Chinese tech giant Baidu have officially launched commercial driverless taxi services in Dubai through the Apollo Go platform,  a deployment that positions the emirate at the cutting edge of next-generation mobility.

The rollout begins with 50 autonomous vehicles, with an ambitious expansion plan to reach more than 1,000 driverless taxis within the next few years.

Residents and visitors can already book rides via the Apollo Go app, available on iOS and Android. Integration with Bolt and other e-hail providers is planned as the service scales up.

The launch aligns directly with Dubai's Self-Driving Transport Strategy, which targets transforming 25% of all transportation trips into smart, driverless journeys by 2030.

With a fleet of over 6,000 taxis and limousines and more than three decades of operational experience, DTC is ideally placed to lead this transformation at scale.

Baidu's track record speaks for itself: over 20 million rides completed worldwide, 300 million autonomous kilometres driven, including 190 million in fully driverless mode, with an outstanding safety record.

In January 2026, Baidu inaugurated the Apollo Go Park in Dubai, its first overseas operations hub, cementing the emirate's status as a strategic centre for autonomous mobility innovation.