How Hong Kong helped a mainland Chinese driverless tech firm expand to Mideast

UISEE CEO Wu Gansha, who will meet Hong Kong delegation in Qatar, says city played pivotal role in the company’s global expansion

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One of UISEE’s autonomous vehicles transports baggage at Hong Kong airport. Photo: Handout

Published: 11:54am, 11 May 2025Updated: 1:17pm, 12 May 2025

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 ahead of meeting the city’s leader in Qatar.

UISEE CEO Wu Gansha also told the Post that the company’s partnership with Hong Kong International Airport in 2018 had played a pivotal role in its global expansion efforts.

Wu is set to meet Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, who is leading a delegation to Qatar and Kuwait. The group arrived in Qatar on Saturday night.

The trip is also the first time that representatives from mainland companies have joined one of the city’s official delegations.

Earlier this year, UISEE conducted a pilot project at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport for its autonomous vehicles. It previously introduced a similar initiative at Hong Kong airport that involved more than 100 of its products.

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.