A mainland Chinese driverless technology company with a research base in Hong Kong is in talks with several Middle Eastern countries to offer its autonomous airport vehicle solutions, its CEO has said while travelling with the city’s leader to Qatar.
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Speaking to the Post exclusively in the Gulf nation, UISEE CEO Wu Gansha also said the company’s partnership with the Hong Kong International Airport in 2018 had played a pivotal role in its global expansion efforts.
Wu is travelling with Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu as part of a delegation to Qatar and Kuwait, with its visit to the former getting under way on Sunday after the group arrived the night before.
It marks the first time that representatives from mainland companies have joined one of the city’s official delegations.
Earlier this year, the company conducted a pilot project at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport for its autonomous vehicles after previously introducing a similar initiative at Hong Kong airport.
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The company’s CEO said the Qatari airport was highly supportive of the initiative as the pilot project was completed less than a year after the initial negotiations wrapped up.