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 (UBER.N) and WeRide (WRD.O) said on Thursday.

馬德里，9 月 10 日（路透社）——優步科技（UBER.N）和文遠知行（WRD.O）週四表示，西班牙當局已頒發首批國家許可，允許文遠知行的自動駕駛車輛在公共道路上進行測試。

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

該公司表示，計劃在年底前在馬德里推出商業服務，具體取決於運營和監管里程碑的達成情況。

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.

優步在一份聲明中表示，西班牙交通總局頒發了該許可，並授權開展準備工作，包括地圖繪製、路線驗證和運營準備測試。

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

該公司表示，這是文遠知行 GXR 車型在歐盟獲得的首個國家批准。

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

馬德里的服務將是文遠知行和優步在歐洲的首次聯合自動駕駛汽車部署。

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

中國公司文遠知行將提供自動駕駛技術，優步將提供網約車應用程序。

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

優步表示，西班牙 Moove Cars Group 旗下的自動駕駛部門 AVOMO 將管理車隊運營。

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

文遠知行和優步計劃根據一項全球合作伙伴關係，到 2030 年在 15 個城市部署數萬輛自動駕駛汽車。

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

本月早些時候，優步在倫敦推出了自動駕駛乘車服務，使倫敦成為繼薩格勒布之後其在歐洲的第二個機器人出租車市場。

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

西班牙交通總局未在正常工作時間外立即回應置評請求。