Milestones
- Robotaxi launch on Uber in Abu DhabiDec 2024Complete.
- 2,600 robotaxisTarget Dec 2026Current milestone.
Most important updates
- 17 Jun 2026
- 2 Apr 2026
- 26 Nov 2025
- 24 Oct 2025
- 14 May 2025
Upcoming
- 2026Robotaxi service with Uber in Zurich, announced for 2026 (next)
- Dec 20262,600 robotaxis
Current obstacles
- Operating across many jurisdictionsEach country has its own rules and driving habits, multiplying the testing work.
Physics limits
- Each new city is new dataDriving models generalise imperfectly: road rules, signs and local habits differ, so each city needs fresh data and validation before cars can drive alone.
- People are not fully predictableA car must guess what pedestrians, cyclists and drivers will do next. That future is uncertain, so planners must keep safety margins that cost speed in dense traffic.
- Proving safety takes vast mileageUS drivers average about one fatal crash per 100 million miles. Showing a robot driver is safer with statistical confidence takes hundreds of millions of driverless miles (RAND estimated ~275M).
How it works
Platform
One stack, many vehicles
The same self-driving software runs robotaxis, robobuses, robovans and road sweepers, tuned to each vehicle's size.
Sensors
Lidar, camera and radar suite
Lidars, cameras and radars around the vehicle give overlapping 360° views, with the software fusing them into one picture.
Partners
Rides through Uber
In the Gulf and Europe riders book through Uber; WeRide supplies the cars and driving, Uber the riders and payments.
Update log
Wed 17 Jun
- Minor: PressPartnership
Thu 2 Apr
- Major: BlogCommercial
Wed 26 Nov 2025
- Major: BlogCommercial
Fri 24 Oct 2025
- Minor: BlogCommercial
Wed 14 May 2025
- Minor: BlogCommercial
Dec 2024
- Minor: PressCommercial
About WeRide
WeRide
Robotaxis, Robobus, robovans; China and Gulf
WeRide makes self-driving robotaxis, minibuses (Robobus), vans and street sweepers, operating in China, the Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia, including driverless robotaxis with Uber in Abu Dhabi.
- Listed on Nasdaq in October 2024.
- Global fleet of about 2,800 autonomous vehicles, including about 1,300 robotaxis.
- Targets 2,600 robotaxis worldwide by end of 2026.
- Founded
- 20179 yrs
- Headquarters
- China
- Status
- Public
- Listed
- WRD (opens google.com)NASDAQ
- Valuation
- public
- Works in
- VehiclesRobotaxis
- Coverage
- 1 program · 7 updateslatest 17 Jun 2026checked 25 Sep
- Partners
- Uber (opens uber.com)
- People
- Tony HanCo-founder and CEO