UAE’s Space42 supports driverless systems project

Details: Vaughan O'Grady; Category: Uncategorised; 12 August 2026; 515 views

The UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company Space42, and Autonomous A2Z (A2Z), South Korea's leading autonomous driving company, have signed a commercial agreement valued at US$7 million to deploy Level-4 mobility solutions in the UAE.

Level-4 mobility solutions refer to high-automation driverless systems that operate independently under defined conditions without human intervention.

This is the first commercial agreement in the two companies' broader partnership. It is a direct supply contract (separate from the joint venture announced in 2025) to support the long-term commercialisation of intelligent mobility solutions in the UAE.

The agreement combines A2Z's proven Level-4 autonomous driving technology with Space42's AI, geospatial, and connectivity capabilities.

For A2Z, this agreement represents a significant step in its international expansion strategy, bringing Korean-developed autonomous driving technology to one of the world's fastest-growing smart mobility markets.

For Space42, it advances the company's sectorial priority to enable safe and reliable driverless vehicle operations at scale.

Pilot ‘Robo-Shuttle’ services using A2Z's ROii, a fully unmanned mobility vehicle, alongside other modified and retrofitted autonomous vehicles, will undergo operational testing and demand assessment, followed by an expected expansion into demand-responsive transport (DRT) and tourism shuttle operations. The phased rollout will provide invaluable road-based operational insights, to support future growth across additional transport use cases.

The project aligns with the UAE's broader vision to advance AI-enabled transportation and intelligent mobility, as part of its National Smart Mobility Strategy. The project also builds on Space42’s portfolio of mobility solutions, including TXAI, an autonomous taxi service that, the company says, has travelled more than 600,000 kilometres across 20,000 trips with zero recorded accidents since operations began in 2021.

The agreement marks one of A2Z's largest international deployments. The company has conducted autonomous driving trials across 13 cities and provinces in Korea and operates 91 permitted autonomous vehicles with more than 1.02 million kilometres of cumulative driving experience, spanning software development, vehicle integration, fleet operations and service management.

The development follows several years of collaboration between Korea and the UAE, supported by government initiatives in technology development, testing, and market entry. Commercial execution was led by A2G (Autonomous to Global), A2Z's Singapore-based joint venture with global business building platform Kilsa Global.