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On January 5, 2023, WeRide, a leading autonomous driving technology company, unveiled its latest generation of autonomous driving sensor suite, WeRide Sensor Suite 5.1 (WeRide SS 5.1), at the 2023 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA. WeRide SS 5.1 integrates a variety of sensors, including vehicle-grade high-resolution semi-solid-state lidars, side lidars, and high-precision cameras, to achieve 360-degree sensing with no blind spots within a straight line distance of 200 meters. This fully reflects WeRide's accumulated expertise in autonomous driving technology and product development capabilities.

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WeRide SS 5.1 continues WeRide's distributed design philosophy for autonomous driving sensor suites, and further improves its modularity, compactness, and integration, tailored to meet the advanced autonomous driving demands of L3 for large-scale production. Through different configuration combinations, WeRide SS 5.1 can easily achieve different levels of autonomous driving perception capabilities, from L2 to L4, with flexible adaptation to various driving scenarios, greatly reducing subsequent adjustment and maintenance costs.

The WeRide SS 5.1 roof sensor module adopts a streamlined "wing" design, which significantly reduces the impact of wind resistance caused by the sensor module during driving, and is closer to the design concept of mass-produced vehicles, enhancing its unique appearance recognition.

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Apart from a comprehensive upgrade of the sensor hardware module, WeRide SS 5.1 has also made significant improvements to its in-car visual interaction system. The automatic driving system's perception of the road environment is now fully upgraded and displayed on the in-car screen with a visual style that is more in line with popular cognitive habits. This allows passengers to have a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the current driving status of the autonomous vehicle, effectively enhancing the riding experience.

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As a product that focuses on L3-level advanced intelligent driving, WeRide SS 5.1 not only ensures the industry-leading performance of the autonomous driving core and full safety redundancy of WeRide's long-term expertise but also further optimizes the volume, power consumption, and cost. This enables the new generation of WeRide SS to truly meet the market demand for large-scale production and have stronger scene-adaptive generalization capabilities, whether on city highways in the host city of CES 2023, Las Vegas, or on busy streets in Guangzhou, with high applicability.

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Thanks to WeRide's years of accumulated autonomous driving research and development methods and process systems, the R&D iteration efficiency of WeRide SS 5.1 has also been further improved. It has rapidly transformed from WeRide SS 5.0, which focused on L4-level autonomous driving functions, fully demonstrating the superiority of WeRide's autonomous driving general technology platform with WeRide One at its core.

As of now, WeRide has accumulated over 13 million kilometers of public road autonomous driving mileage, forming a diversified commercialization strategy for autonomous driving with "one platform + three major scenes + five major products." In addition to L4-level autonomous driving commercialized operational products represented by autonomous Robotaxi, Mini Robobus, Robovan, and Robo Street Sweeper, WeRide continues to lay out advanced intelligent driving commercialized products at the L2+/L3 level. It collaborates with global top partners such as Bosch to deeply empower mass-produced advanced intelligent driving products with leading autonomous driving technology, making autonomous driving technology truly accessible to consumers.

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WeRide unveiled its latest generation of autonomous driving sensor suite WeRide SS 5.1 at CES 2023

On February 21st, 2023, the first autonomous driving bus line in the Science City, jointly created by Huangpu District of Guangzhou City, Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation Investment Group), WeRide and other units, was officially opened. Representatives from the Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau of Huangpu District in Guangzhou (Construction and Transportation Bureau of Guangzhou Development Zone) and relevant units attended the opening ceremony.

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The "New Infrastructure" project for intelligent transportation systems aimed at autonomous driving and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication is one of the most extensive and versatile intelligent transportation projects in China's intelligent connected vehicle industry. The launch of the autonomous driving convenience bus line represents an innovative attempt to integrate convenient transportation with intelligent transportation. The intelligent experience of human-machine interaction and vehicle-road coordination will provide passengers with a new mode of travel.

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Line 1 of the autonomous driving convenience bus uses a dual-motor control architecture and a fully autonomous driving design without a steering wheel or driver's cab. With a top speed of 40 kilometers per hour and full support for V2X communication, it can operate 24/7 in urban open roads at Level 4 autonomous driving. This Chinese passenger vehicle model is the only one to have received the "Red Dot Award," and it is the world's first self-driving bus to have received the World Industrial Design Award.

In terms of innovation and application of intelligent connected vehicles, the Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development Zone have always been at the forefront of China's autonomous driving industry development. With the support of the Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development Zone governments at the end of 2019, WeRide  successfully launched the country's first autonomous driving taxi fleet in a first-tier city, and officially began operations in a 144.65 square kilometer area covering the core areas of Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development Zone's open urban roads, marking the commercial application of China's autonomous driving technology.


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According to the head of the Guangzhou Development Zone Public Transport Station Company, a subsidiary of the Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation and Investment Group, five autonomous driving convenience buses will be put into service in the science city area for the first phase, with WeRide responsible for daily operations. Additional routes will be opened depending on the situation, focusing on subway, industrial park, and residential areas.

The launch of the Huangpu District's autonomous driving micro-circulation bus service will further accelerate the development of Huangpu District's intelligent transportation and promote the application and popularization of autonomous driving technology for intelligent connected vehicles. Through the cooperation of the Guangzhou Development Zone Transportation and Investment Group and WeRide, more citizens will be able to enjoy a better, safer, and cleaner future of travel.




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Guangzhou Huangpu District Science City opens the first self-driving convenient bus line by WeRide's Mini Robobus

On January 19th, WeRide, a self-driving technology company, and Horizon Robotics, an intelligent driving computing solutions provider, signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding. WeRide will use Horizon Robotics' Journey® 5 chip (referred to as the "Journey® 5 chip") development platform and the WeRide One software solution to develop L4-level autonomous driving solutions, including domain controllers, in-car operating systems, and intelligent driving software. The aim is to create globally leading domestically produced products that will help drive commercialization and large-scale deployment.

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As the industry and market continue to evolve, the commercialization of L4 autonomous driving products is becoming increasingly important. With its "software, hardware, and cloud platform" integrated development capabilities for autonomous driving platform WeRide One, WeRide has successfully developed an L4-level autonomous driving product matrix that covers Robotaxi, Mini Robobus, Robovan, and Robo Street Sweeper. WeRide's L4 autonomous driving research and development and implementation have always been at the forefront of the global industry, with more than 13 million kilometers of autonomous driving experience accumulated to date.


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As a leading provider of intelligent driving computing solutions globally, Horizon Robotics continuously empowers the autonomous driving industry with efficient vehicle-integrated intelligent chips. Since the end of 2021, WeRide and Horizon Robotics have already collaborated on the development of Robotaxi and Mini Robobus central computing platforms based on the Journey® 5 chip and are currently working to promote commercial deployment. Building on this foundation, WeRide will continue to deepen its research and development cooperation with Horizon Robotics, exploring and breaking through the functional limits of the WeRide One autonomous driving platform and Horizon Robotics' intelligent vehicle development platform using the powerful performance advantages and flexible development platform of the Journey® 5 chip. They aim to create an L4-level autonomous driving solution that is affordable, integrated, and tailored to the entire urban market, leading the way for future large-scale commercialization of intelligent driving.

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Through deep strategic cooperation based on L4-level autonomous driving solutions, WeRide and Horizon Robotics will enhance their technical accumulation in intelligent driving technology architecture, continuously explore new possibilities for the Journey® 5 chip, accelerate Horizon Robotics' follow-up chip products and service upgrades, and provide higher-quality acceleration for advanced autonomous driving implementation. On the other hand, it will also help promote WeRide's subsequent software system and technology architecture research and development iterations and enhance the technical and commercial value of WeRide's L4 autonomous driving solutions.

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WeRide and Horizon Robotics signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding

On January 18th, WeRide's Mini Robobus officially obtained the automatic driving road test license issued by the Beijing High-Level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone Office. According to the license, WeRide's Mini Robobus can conduct automatic driving on public roads within the entire area of the 60 square kilometer Beijing High-Level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone. 


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In response to the specific scenarios of autonomous driving minibuses, Beijing has defined the standards for unmanned shuttle buses for the first time and tailored relevant policies for them. Unlike retrofit models or minibuses with steering wheels, WeRide's Mini Robobus uses a front-mounted production model without a steering wheel, brake, or driver's cab, and has a fully redundant safety design. It is the world's first fully unmanned driving and large-scale mass-produced autonomous driving minibus. The landing of WeRide's Mini Robobus is also the first time that the Beijing High-Level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone has issued a testing license for unmanned shuttle buses, and the L4 level unmanned shuttle bus will legally drive on Beijing's roads for the first time.

WeRide's Mini Robobus uses pure electric power and can reach a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour, supporting V2X functions. It can be flexibly deployed in various open or closed traffic scenarios and can operate on urban open roads around the clock, providing users with convenient transportation services and representing a new way of urban travel.


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Earlier, at the end of 2022, WeRide obtained two Beijing autonomous driving road test licenses in a row, officially launching the unmanned public road test of autonomous driving taxis. In 2023, WeRide's Mini Robobus quickly completed autonomous driving-related technical tests and obtained approval for landing following autonomous driving taxis. The dual landing of WeRide's Robotaxi and Mini Robo bus in Beijing means that WeRide's matrix product landing plan in Beijing is advancing rapidly, fully reflecting WeRide's strategic advantage of diversified layout of "one platform, three major scenarios, and five major products" for autonomous driving.

As of now, WeRide has landed Mini Robobuses in cities such as Guangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuxi, Bo'ao, and Riyadh, providing local residents with new travel options.



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WeRide's Mini Robobus officially obtained the automatic driving road test license in Beijing

Recently, WeRide officially obtained a permit for driverless road testing in the intelligent connected vehicle policy pilot zone in Beijing. According to the permit, WeRide's Robotaxi can conduct autonomous driving driverless public road testing within the entire scope of the high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone in Beijing, with no safety personnel in the driver's seat and safety personnel in the passenger seat. The total testing area covers 60 square kilometers.

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Previously, at the end of October, WeRide was awarded an autonomous driving road test license by the working office of the high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone in Beijing. The license allows WeRide's Robotaxi fleet to carry out public road testing in the high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone of Beijing with safety personnel in the driver's seat.

WeRide has successively obtained two Beijing autonomous driving road test permits within two months, completing the upgrade from "driver with safety personnel on the road test" to "driverless road test" quickly. This not only stems from WeRide's strong autonomous driving technology, but also from its smooth passage of multiple rigorous technical tests in Beijing, such as closed-scene testing and driverless-scene testing. It is also due to the current acceleration of the promotion of the recognition mechanism for intelligent connected vehicle policies in other regions, which helps autonomous driving companies, represented by WeRide, that have accumulated rich experience in autonomous driving testing and landing in other cities to complete road test assessments more quickly and efficiently, achieving increased efficiency and speed in the deployment of autonomous driving.

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As early as June 2019, WeRide obtained the first batch of 20 autonomous driving road test licenses issued by the Guangzhou municipal government and began autonomous driving public road testing in the Huangpu district and Guangzhou development zone. In July 2020, WeRide obtained the first national permit for remote testing of intelligent connected vehicles and officially conducted fully driverless driving road tests on open roads within the scope of road testing in Guangzhou, becoming the first autonomous driving company in China and the second in the world to be granted approval for fully driverless driving road tests. As of now, WeRide's global autonomous driving mileage has exceeded 13 million kilometers.


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WeRide officially obtained a permit for driverless road testing in the intelligent connected vehicle policy pilot zone in Beijing

Recently, WeRide has successively obtained the "Shenzhen Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Test License" and the "Shenzhen Intelligent Connected Vehicle Demonstration Application License", becoming the first enterprise to be approved for passenger demonstration operation in Shenzhen with a front-mounted mass-produced autonomous driving minibus. This marks the official landing of WeRide in Shenzhen and is an important milestone for the company's deep layout of autonomous driving technology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

After obtaining the license, WeRide can carry out the first front-mounted mass-produced autonomous driving minibus micro-cycle passenger demonstration operation in Nanshan District and Longhua District of Shenzhen in accordance with the relevant requirements of the "Management Specification for Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Testing and Demonstration Applications (Trial)", the "Implementation Rules for the Management of Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Testing and Demonstration Applications in Shenzhen", and the laws and regulations on road traffic safety, providing automatic driving bus services for citizens. This is also the only autonomous driving minibus project in this batch of intelligent connected vehicle demonstration application licenses.

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During the application process for this intelligent connected vehicle demonstration application, WeRide's autonomous driving minibus fully demonstrated the company's safety leadership in autonomous driving technology. In addition to the autonomous driving function testing in the closed test field, it also achieved excellent results of "1000 kilometers in the closed test field without any takeover" and "1000 kilometers on public roads without any takeover", which were highly recognized by expert reviews and joint working groups.

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Under the strong promotion of the Shenzhen government, WeRide relied on its successful experience in autonomous driving landing, strictly complied with the relevant requirements of the Shenzhen Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Testing and Demonstration Application, fully played the leading policy advantages of Shenzhen Intelligent Connected Vehicles, and carried out the demonstration operation of autonomous driving minibus in Shenzhen, contributing to the commercial development of Shenzhen's intelligent connected vehicles.



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WeRide becomes the first enterprise to be approved for passenger demonstration operation in Shenzhen with autonomous driving minibus

On September 22nd, WeRide, a company specializing in autonomous driving technology, announced the establishment of its Eastern China regional headquarters in the Wuxi Economic Development Zone. The company will conduct research and development, production, and sales of autonomous driving technology. WeRide also signed a three-party cooperation agreement with the Wuxi Economic Development Zone Management Committee and Zhihui Transportation Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Wuxi Traffic Industry Group, to develop and launch autonomous driving products and create the country's first city-level, comprehensive public transportation autonomous driving operation platform.

During the signing ceremony, Du Xiaogang, Secretary of the Wuxi Municipal Committee, met with WeRide's founder and CEO, Han Xu, and Zhou Wendong, Vice Mayor of Wuxi, delivered a speech.

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As the first national pilot area for the Internet of Vehicles and one of the first "Double Intelligence" pilot cities, Wuxi has always been at the forefront of the development of the intelligent connected vehicle industry in China. The recently passed "Wuxi Municipal Internet of Vehicles Development Promotion Regulations (Draft)" comprehensively deploys the infrastructure construction, application depth and breadth, technological innovation, and industrial development of the Internet of Vehicles in legislation to guarantee the development of new technologies, new models, and new business formats for the Internet of Vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles, providing a fertile ground for the landing and development of intelligent connected vehicle-related technology companies in Wuxi.

WeRide's Eastern China regional headquarters in Wuxi will leverage local policies and regulations, industry support, and talent reserves to deploy L4 level autonomous driving suite production lines, promote the standardization and large-scale production of L4 level autonomous driving, and play a leading role in the development of the autonomous driving industry in Wuxi by attracting more upstream and downstream enterprises in the autonomous driving field.

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Moreover, based on the cooperation between WeRide and Zhihui Transportation Technology in Wuxi, the two sides will work together to create a comprehensive operation platform for autonomous driving that covers the entire area, all scenarios, and all vehicle types in Wuxi. In the future, autonomous driving fleets that cover autonomous driving taxis, minibuses, freight vehicles, and environmental sanitation vehicles will be deployed on a large scale in Wuxi, providing intelligent travel, public transportation, environmental sanitation, logistics, and other services for local governments, enterprises, and residents that are safe, efficient, and economical.

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Based on its five major autonomous driving product matrices, WeRide has already achieved safe autonomous driving operations on public roads in cities in China around the clock and in all weather and scenarios. The accumulated mileage of autonomous driving has exceeded 12 million kilometers, covering complex scenarios such as tunnels, bridges, highways, urban villages, rush hours, nights, and rain and snow days. The company has also successfully conducted research and development, testing, and operation of autonomous driving in more than 25 cities globally and is leading the world in the commercialization of autonomous driving.

WeRide will work diligently and forge ahead with the guidance and support of the Wuxi government. The company will leverage its accumulated experience in autonomous driving technology and landing and strive to promote the development of autonomous driving applications in Wuxi from small-scale testing and demonstration to large-scale, regularized, and commercialized development, helping Wuxi become a leader in China's autonomous driving comprehensive operation field.



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WeRid announced the establishment of its Eastern China regional headquarters in the Wuxi Economic Development Zone