UAE-based Space42 and South Korean autonomous driving company Autonomous A2Z have signed a $7M commercial agreement to deploy Level-4 autonomous mobility solutions in the UAE.
The direct supply contract is the first commercial agreement under the companies’ broader partnership and is separate from a joint venture announced in 2025, according to the announcement.
The project will combine A2Z’s autonomous driving technology with Space42’s AI, geospatial and connectivity capabilities. Pilot Robo-Shuttle services using A2Z’s “ROii,” along with modified and retrofitted autonomous vehicles, will undergo operational testing and demand assessment.
The companies expect the rollout to expand into demand-responsive transport and tourism shuttle services. The phased deployment is also intended to generate operational data for additional transport applications.
The agreement supports the UAE’s smart mobility strategy and builds on Space42’s mobility portfolio, which includes TXAI, an autonomous taxi service that the company said has completed more than 600,000 km across 20,000 trips with no recorded accidents since launching in 2021.
For A2Z, the deal is one of its largest international deployments. The company has conducted trials across 13 Korean cities and provinces and operates 91 permitted autonomous vehicles with more than 1.02 million km of cumulative driving experience.
Source: Zawya
