BEIJING, Feb. 24,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WeRide (Nasdaq: WRD), a global
leader in autonomous driving technology, announced approval to
launch its latest generation Robotaxi, the GXR, for fully unmanned
paid ride-hailing services in Beijing. This marks WeRide's second Robotaxi
model to achieve fully driverless commercial operations in
Beijing and GXR's first
large-scale commercial deployment in China, following its launch on the Uber
platform in Abu Dhabi last
December.
The service area spans key regions within the Beijing
Economic-Technological Development Area, including high-speed
railway stations. GXR is also approved for commercial operations on
highways, including routes to and from Beijing Daxing International
Airport.
In just four months since WeRide officially launched GXR,
the company has rapidly progressed to fully unmanned commercial
operations, demonstrating "WeRide speed" in the
commercial deployment of autonomous driving.
"The commercial launch of Robotaxi GXR in Beijing represents a pivotal achievement for
WeRide and the autonomous driving industry," said Dr. Tony Han, Founder and CEO of WeRide. "By
advancing from product launch to unmanned commercial operations in
just four months, we've demonstrated that autonomous technology is
ready to meet various transportation needs at scale. With this
expansion, we continue to set the standard for autonomous mobility,
making self-driving technology a reality for passengers
everywhere."
The culmination of over five years of WeRide's dedication to
Robotaxi, GXR features industry-leading L4-level redundant
drive-by-wire chassis architecture, open mobile travel space, and
the world's first hidden B-pillar design. It can accommodate up
to five passengers, offering the widest entry and exit space, the
best seating space, and the largest luggage storage space in the
Robotaxi industry. Users can hail a GXR on WeRide Go app,
available in major mobile app stores.
As the only autonomous driving technology company in the
world to achieve commercial Robotaxi operations both in
China and overseas, WeRide has
launched Robotaxi services in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ordos, Suzhou, and Abu Dhabi. In 2024, WeRide partnered with
Uber to launch the largest commercial Robotaxi fleet in the
Middle East. In 2025, WeRide
will launch fully unmanned Robotaxi operations in Zurich, Switzerland.
WeRide started fully unmanned Robotaxi services in
Beijing in June 2023. With the commercial launch of GXR,
WeRide will continue to expand the service scope and scale,
planning to increase the number of Robotaxi operations in
Beijing to several hundred by
2025.
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