On June 17, 2026, Uber and WeRide announced plans to launch commercial robotaxi service accessible through the Uber app in the Greater Zurich Region of Switzerland, with a local partner serving as the fleet operator. According to the press release, the companies said the announcement “marks their second joint deployment in Europe.” Zurich is their first deployment region in Switzerland, subject to regulatory approval, with public operations anticipated later in 2026.
The announcement follows the WeRide-Uber Madrid deployment by only weeks, continuing a pattern of Western ride-hailing platforms pairing with autonomous-driving developers to expand robotaxi service across European cities rather than building the autonomy stack in-house.
For leaders tracking the autonomous-vehicle rollout, the item is notable less for any single city than for the cadence: a new European market added within weeks of the prior one, all routed through an existing consumer app and a local fleet operator. That asset-light, partnership-driven model is how robotaxi coverage is now scaling internationally.