Announced on July 17, 2025, WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD) has launched Southeast Asia’s first fully driverless Robobus service at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), Singapore, operating without a safety officer on board. 
Approved by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) after a year of safe trials, the Robobus now serves the public o

On June 27, WeRide was granted the first driverless equipment road testing licenses by the People’s Government of Huangpu District of Guangzhou and launched road testing of its Robovan W5 driverless logistics vehicle in the whole of the district. This makes the Robovan W5 the first of its kind to be approved for road

On June 16, WeRide signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Uber Technologies, Inc. Under the agreement, pilot operations of autonomous vehicles will commence later this year via the Uber app in Dubai. This signing formalizes WeRide's partnership with Uber and RT

On May 27, WeRide announced its expansion into Saudi Arabia. It has launched testing or deployment of its Robotaxis and other core autonomous driving products in cities like Riyadh and AlUla, setting the stage for commercial rollout and wider operations across Saudi Arabia.
WeRide has commenced ground preparation wor

On May 16, WeRide launched fully driverless robotaxi trial operations in Abu Dhabi, the first deployment of its kind in the Middle East. Starting this quarter, a fleet of WeRide’s robotaxis will be piloted on public roads without a safety driver. 
Commercial driverless rides and additional service areas will be intro

On May 14, WeRide opened up eight special demonstration operation routes for autonomous driving mobility services in central Guangzhou, forming China’s first 24-hour autonomous driving mobility service network that covers the core area of a top-tier city.
Not only does the 24-hour network span core landmarks in Guang

On April 30, WeRide was officially granted the first driverless equipment road testing licenses by the People’s Government of Nansha District of Guangzhou. This means that the company has been permitted to conduct road testing of its Robovan W5 driverless logistics vehicle in Nansha District.
Tailored for urban freig

On May 6, WeRide, a global leader in self-driving technology, and Uber Technologies, the world’s largest ride and delivery platform, announced a major expansion of their previously announced autonomous vehicle partnership, adding 15 additional cities globally over the next five years, including in Europe.
WeRide and

On February 24, WeRide announced that it was permitted to put the GXR next-generation production Robotaxi into paid unmanned autonomous driving mobility services in Beijing. The services span key locations such as the core area of the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and railway stations in Beijing, as

On February 6, WeRide unveiled the new Robovan W5 driverless logistics vehicle.
The Robovan W5, a Level 4 driverless logistics vehicle tailored for frequent urban logistics scenarios, is fully used for cargo loading, with a cargo space of 5.5 cubic meters, the largest in its class. It meets various logistics requirem

On January 13, WeRide Inc. announced that it is the technology provider for an innovative new autonomous driving pilot project in Switzerland. This project is funded by the Canton of Zurich and the Swiss national railway Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB) and managed by the Swiss Transit Lab (STL), with WeRide providi

On January 9, WeRide Inc. announced the deployment of its Robobus autonomous shuttle service at Zurich Airport in partnership with Flughafen Zürich AG and Swiss Transit Lab (STL). The WeRide Robobus, which accommodates nine passengers, will be the first commercial autonomous bus shuttle project at a European airport.

On December 6, Uber Technologies, Inc., and WeRide announced the launch of their ride-hailing partnership in Abu Dhabi. The launch represents the first-time autonomous vehicles (AVs) are available on the Uber platform outside of the United States, as well as the largest commercial robotaxi service outside the U.S. an

On October 15, WeRide launched the GXR next-generation production Robotaxi.
Based on WeRide’s Robotaxi operation experience and a drive-by-wire intelligent architecture, the GXR integrates WeRide’s latest innovations such as in-house developed all-scenario Level 4 autonomous driving software and hardware systems, an

On September 25, WeRide and Uber Technologies, Inc. announced a partnership to bring WeRide’s autonomous vehicles onto the Uber platform, beginning in the United Arab Emirates. The partnership is expected to launch first in Abu Dhabi later this year. 
WeRide currently operates the largest robotaxi fleet in the UAE. I

On September 10, WeRide, an autonomous driving technology company, launched pilot commercial operation of intelligent connected autonomous vehicles for paid autonomous minibus services in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin (Hengqin Cooperation Zone) with two other institutions. This is the first

On May 15, Renault Group announced that it is teaming up with WeRide, an expert in autonomous driving, to deploy L4 autonomous vehicles commercially. These vehicles can handle driving within defined domains with remote supervision but without on-board operators. Collaborative experiments have been ongoing, with upcom

On December 30, WeRide officially launched China’s first paid autonomous minibus commercial operation service with Guangzhou Bus Group. The two parties were licensed for demonstration application of intelligent connected vehicles in Huangpu District, Guangzhou on December 21, meaning that they have been approved to l

On December 11, WeRide received a written notification of its successful obtainment of the Milestone 1 (M1) and T1 Assessment (T1) autonomous driving licenses from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority. The company is now permitted to test autonomous buses on open roads in a wider region in Singapore, covering importa

On October 24, WeRide announced that it has participated in the seventh Future Investment Initiative (FII7) forum in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. WeRide was invited to attend this forum and performed dynamic demo runs of its L4 autonomous driving robobus, providing VIP test rides. 
This robobus is the world's