Sept 25 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies ( UBER ) and

WeRide announced a partnership on Wednesday to bring the Chinese

self-driving technology firm's vehicles to the rideshare

platform, starting in the United Arab Emirates.

WeRide's first collaboration with a global ride-hailing

platform will help the company expand its reach beyond China,

while Uber ( UBER ) takes another towards incorporating robotaxis into

its platform.

Uber ( UBER ) expanded its partnership with Alphabet's

Waymo to bring robotaxis to Austin and Atlanta in the United

States earlier this month.

In August, Uber ( UBER ) tied up with General Motors' ( GM ) robotaxi

unit Cruise, which will offer its autonomous vehicles on the

platform starting next year.

The ride-hailing firm's partnership with WeRide is set to

launch in Abu Dhabi later this year.

WeRide was granted UAE's first and only national license for

self-driving vehicles, which allows the Chinese firm to test and

operate robotaxis on public roads throughout the country.

WeRide was expected to list its shares in the United States,

valuing the firm up to $5 billion, but its initial public

offering has been delayed and the firm said it was working to

complete documentation to go ahead with the listing.

The Biden administration on Monday proposed prohibitions

that would prevent testing of self-driving cars on U.S. roads by

Chinese automakers and which would extend to vehicle software

and hardware produced by other U.S. foreign adversaries,

including Russia.