Saudi women steer the wheel with swag

A stunning royal decree issued last year by King Salman announcing that women would be allowed to drive in 2018 upended one of the most visible forms of discrimination against women in Saudi Arabia.

Fatima Salem, right, giggles as Sara Ghouth adjusts her veil, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP 

Students at the female-only campus of Effat University, wait to sit for the first time in the driver's seat, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

A student at the female-only campus of Effat University, sits for the first time in the driver's seat, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

Students at the female-only campus of Effat University, are reflected on a vehicle window as they listen to their trainer, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

A student at the female-only campus of Effat University, drives for the first time, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

Sara Ghouth, 18-year-old student at Effat University, sits for the first time in the driver's seat, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

Fatima Salem, right, giggles as she sits for the first time in the driver's seat, with her trainer Francesca Pardini, an Italian ex-race car driver, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

Students at the female-only campus of Effat University, drive for the first time they've ever sat in the driver's seat, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

A student at the female-only campus of Effat University, sits for the first time in the driver's seat, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP

Razan, right, sits for the first time in the driver's seat, with her trainer Francesca Pardini, an Italian ex-race car driver, during training sponsored by Ford Motor, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. | AP