Spain issues permit to allow autonomous vehicle testing, Uber says

MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - ‌Spanish authorities ​have ​issued the first national permits to allow the testing of WeRide autonomous vehicles ‌on public roads, Uber Technologies and WeRide said ⁠on Thursday.

It said commercial services were planned by the ‌end of the year ‌in Madrid, subject to operational and regulatory milestones.

• Spain's Directorate-General for Traffic issued the permit ​and authorised preparation activities, including mapping, route validation and operational readiness testing, Uber said in a ⁠statement.

• It said the authorisation is the first national approval for ​WeRide's GXR vehicle in the European Union.

• The Madrid service would be WeRide and ​Uber's first joint autonomous vehicle ‌deployment in Europe.

• Chinese company WeRide will provide autonomous driving technology and ⁠Uber will provide the ride-hailing app.

• AVOMO, the autonomous vehicle division of Spain's Moove Cars Group, will manage ⁠fleet operations, Uber said.

• WeRide and Uber plan to ​deploy tens of thousands of autonomous vehicles under a global partnership covering 15 cities by 2030.

• Earlier this month, ‌Uber launched autonomous rides in London, making London its second European robotaxi market ‌after Zagreb.

• Spain's Directorate-General for Traffic did not ⁠immediately respond to ‌requests for comment ​outside normal business hours.

(Reporting by Benjamín Mejías Valencia; editing by Charlie Devereux and Barbara ‌Lewis)

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