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New York, September 27, 2023 -- Fortune magazine released its "2023 Change the World" list, featuring 59 companies which make a positive impact on the world's environment and society. WeRide, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, ranked eighth on the list. Among the top 10, Tesla and General Motors ranked 1st. 
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Source: PR Newswire

This marks the ninth year of Fortune magazine publishing the “Change the World” list. The 59 companies on the list have gained worldwide recognition for their positive impact on the global environment or society through sustainable revenue strategies, innovative business operations, and remarkable ESG contributions. In terms of geographical distribution, 34 companies are from North America, 11 from Europe, 8 from Asia and Australia, 3 from Africa, and 3 from South America.

This year's list is led by companies at the forefront of the electric vehicle and autonomous driving innovation. WeRide stood out globally with its robust autonomous driving technology, diverse autonomous driving commercialization, and ongoing contributions to social welfare. It showcased its achievements by addressing issues such as reducing traffic congestion and traffic accidents, solving aging population problems & upgrading labor force structures, promoting green and clean energy applications, and supporting carbon neutrality goals.
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WeRide Robotaxi

As the first company in China to launch commercial operations of Robotaxis, WeRide has been operating Robotaxis for over 1,300 days without causing any safety accidents. At the same time, WeRide has deployed Robobuses in 19 cities worldwide, providing local residents with a convenient, comfortable, and smart transportation option.
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WeRide Robobus

Currently, WeRide has a fleet of over 600 autonomous driving vehicles, all of which are electric. Among them, WeRide's Robosweepers can fully autonomously perform road cleaning, dust suppression, and disinfection tasks. On average, each Robosweeper can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 10,000 kilograms per month.
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WeRide Robosweeper

While rapidly advancing its technological development and commercial expansion, WeRide continues to fulfill its social responsibility. For example, WeRide offers autonomous driving experiences and study tours to young students, especially those from less developed areas. It has also established deep connections with well-known domestic and international universities, allowing students to experience the charm of technology and nurturing more high-potential talents for the industry. 

Being selected for the "2023 Change the World" List means both an honor and a responsibility for WeRide. The company will continue to forge ahead, bringing more positive impact to the world through technological breakthroughs, commercial applications, and charitable practices, ultimately transforming urban living with autonomous driving.

For Fortune’s release, please click below: https://fortune.com/company/weride/change-the-world/.

**About WeRide**

Established in 2017, WeRide is a leading, commercial-stage global company that develops Level 4 autonomous driving technologies. It is the first and only technology company in the world that holds driverless test permits in China, the U.S. and the UAE. WeRide aims to develop safe and reliable driverless solutions to make our mobility and transportation safer, more affordable, and accessible.   

WeRide has been a pioneer in accelerating the commercialization of autonomous driving technologies and services around the world, ranking No.1 among all the autonomous driving players in the world by its revenue. Through strategic alliances with leading OEMs, Tier1 players, and logistics service platforms, WeRide offers an all-rounded product mix of Robotaxi, Robobus, Robosweeper, Robovan and Advanced Driving Assistance Systems to provide services including online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, and intra-city logistics.
    
WeRide is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, and has expanded its R&D and operation centers to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuxi, as well as San Jose, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore, doing autonomous driving test and operations in 26 cities worldwide. WeRide has formed partnerships with top-tier global OEMs including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Yutong Group and GAC Group, etc.  


Contact: pr@weride.ai


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WeRide Named Top 10 to Fortune 2023 Change the World List

Recently, the Beijing Municipal High-Level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Area Office issued a notice regarding the autonomous driving testing roads and areas for high-speed ways to and back from the airport. WeRide became one of the pioneers to obtain the qualification for high-speed road testing within the demonstration area. With the announcement of the new airport high-speed testing scenario, WeRide will also accelerate its road testing efforts along the airport expressway, continuously advancing towards the demonstration phase for passenger transportation.
 
 
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(WeRide Robotaxi at Beijing Daxing International Airport)
 
During the 2023 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference, Beijing launched its first autonomous shuttle service from Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 to the new China International Exhibition Center. WeRide received approval to operate on the Capital Airport expressway, providing VIP shuttle services for event attendees, covering a round trip distance of over 17 kilometers. This successfully addressed the autonomous driving challenges from low speed to high speed and from urban to the airport, further expanding the scope of autonomous driving shuttle service scenarios on fixed routes.
 
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(WeRide Robotaxi at the 2023 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference)
 
Airport shuttle service is an important part of citizens' transportation needs, carrying essential social activities such as business, tourism, family visits, and more. In the future, WeRide will systematically conduct road testing between Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area and Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminal, covering multiple urban and expressway scenarios, including approximately 40 kilometers of high-speed routes, to provide citizens with more efficient and comfortable airport shuttle services.
 
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(WeRide Robotaxi at Beijing Daxing International Airport)
 
Since obtaining the authorization for driverless road testing in the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicles Policy Pilot Zone in October 2022, WeRide has experienced rapid growth and development in Beijing, quickly entering the stage of driverless Robotaxi for passenger transportation.
 
Currently, within the core area of 225 square kilometers in Beijing Yizhuang, citizens can use the WeRide Go App to hail a fully driverless Robotaxi to go to designated areas such as subway stations, core business districts, large office parks, and more.
 
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(WeRide Robotaxi)
 
The launch of the airport expressway autonomous driving shuttle testing represents an expansion of WeRide's autonomous driving technology application scope and a broadening of its service scenarios. It marks a solid step forward for WeRide on its path towards driverless commercial operation.
 
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(WeRide Robotaxi at Beijing Daxing International Airport)
 
In addition to Robotaxi, WeRide also showcased a range of products, including Robobus and Robosweeper, at the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference, providing a comprehensive display of the company's product strength and diverse applications.
 
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(WeRide Robobus)
 
 
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(WeRide Robosweeper)

Contact: pr@weride.ai

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WeRide Granted the Approval for Autonomous Driving Testing on Airports' High-Speed Roads in Beijing

Beijing, June 30, 2023--WeRide officially obtained the permit to carry out “unmanned remote stage” demonstration application in the Beijing High-level Autonomous Driving Demonstration Zone (hereinafter referred to as the “demonstration zone”). Its Robotaxi can now conduct fully driverless operations in Beijing. 

In October 2022, WeRide acquired a road testing license for autonomous driving in the demonstration zone. Only 8 months later, WeRide moved into the new stage of fully driverless Robotaxi operation, setting a record in China’s autonomous driving industry. 

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WeRide Robotaxi

With this license, WeRide can provide fully driverless Robotaxi services within the core area of the demonstration zone, covering 225 square kilometers. During official operation, citizens can hail a driverless Robotaxi through the WeRideGo App and arrive at designated destinations, such as subway stations, shopping malls, and office buildings.

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WeRide Robotaxi

Whether in technical innovation or commercial applications, WeRide's Robotaxis have always been at the forefront of the industry. In November 2018, WeRide, in collaboration with Guangzhou Baiyun Taxi Group, launched China's first Robotaxi. In November 2019, WeRide launched the nation's first public Robotaxi service in Guangzhou, making it the earliest company to commercially launch Robotaxi services in China. To date, WeRide's Robotaxi service has been in public operation for more than 1200 days without any proactive safety incidents.

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WeRide Robotaxi

Facing various traffic flows, pedestrian flows, and weather conditions on open roads, WeRide's Robotaxis can achieve fully driverless, safe, and reliable autonomous driving. They can smoothly handle traffic lights, dynamic obstacles, and other typical road elements, continuously executing a variety of dynamic driving tasks, including autonomous decision-making, dynamic path planning, dynamic obstacle avoidance, lane maintenance and change, adaptive cruise, autonomous overtaking, intersection crossing, precise docking, etc.

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WeRide Autonomous Driving Products

With a "1 platform + 3 scenarios + 5 products" strategy, WeRide has the highest commercial revenue among similar autonomous driving companies. It has established strategic partnerships with many of the world's top OEMs and tier-one suppliers, including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Yutong Group, Bosch, GAC Group, etc., continuously offering more new choices for intra-city mobility.

About WeRide
Established in 2017, WeRide is a leading global L4 autonomous driving tech company dedicated to "Transform Urban Living with Autonomous Driving". It has conducted autonomous driving R&D, testing, and operations in over 26 cities worldwide, accumulating over 20 million kilometers of autonomous driving mileage. Its application scenarios cover smart travel, smart delivery, and smart sanitation, forming a product matrix of Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and ADAS.

For more information, please visit: http://www.weride.ai.
Media inquiries: pr@weride.ai


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Another major milestone! WeRide gets approval to operate fully driverless Robotaxi in Beijing 

Dubai, July 3rd, 2023 -- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced via Twitter that the UAE has approved its first national license for self-driving vehicles on the country's roads, which was granted to WeRide, a leading L4 autonomous driving technology company. This is the first national-level autonomous driving license in the Middle East and even globally. With this license, WeRide will conduct various road testing and operations of autonomous driving vehicles in the UAE.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the news on Twitter.



It is reported that Dubai aims to have 25% of its transportation achieved fully autonomous operation by 2030. His Highness Mohammed bin Rashid emphasized that the issuance of the self-driving license reflects a change in the country’s future mobility patterns.

Prior to receiving this national self-driving license, WeRide's Robotaxi had completed public testing and operations on certain roads in the UAE over a year. On June 29th, the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) in Abu Dhabi announced that as part of the Eid al-Adha holiday services, visitors to Saadiyat Island and Yas Island in Abu Dhabi can experience free autonomous driving car services, including a model called "TXAI," which is launched in collaboration between WeRide and the locally listed company Bayanat. 
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WeRide has been actively expanding its autonomous driving products and services internationally, with the Middle East being one of its key focus areas. In March of this year, WeRide officially established its presence in the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Zone, forming a local team to further accelerate the commercialization of autonomous driving technology in the UAE region.


In addition to the rapid progress in the UAE, WeRide has also achieved remarkable results in Saudi Arabia. In September 2022, WeRide showcased at the 2022 Global Artificial Intelligence Summit held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and announced its collaboration with the Saudi Artificial Intelligence Company (SCAI) to launch the first dynamic robobus route in Saudi Arabia.
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WeRide's Robobus showcased in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.


In December 2022, during the first China-Arab States Expo and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, witnessed by Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid al-Falih, WeRide's Vice President Jennifer Li and CEO of Ajlan & Brothers Holding Group Ali AlHazmi signed a memorandum of cooperation to jointly promote autonomous driving vehicles in Saudi Arabia.
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Vice President of WeRide, Jennifer Li, and CEO of Ajlan & Brothers Holding Group, Ali AlHazmi, signed a memorandum of cooperation.


In the future, WeRide will continue to deepen its presence in the Middle East region and bring high-quality autonomous driving technology, products, and services to more customers and consumers.
 
 

Website: www.weride.ai
Contact: pr@weride.ai

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UAE Grants First National License for Self-driving Cars to WeRide

On March 27, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his delegation arrived in Guangzhou at the start of their six-day visit to China. At their first stop, the delegation made a special visit to WeRide, a globally leading L4 autonomous driving company, and rode on WeRide's Robobuses. WeRide's founder and CEO Tony Han and his team warmly received the delegation. Tony introduced WeRide's development history, technological advantages, and international commercialization achievements.

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_Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and WeRide’s Founder & CEO Tony Han in WeRide_

After a ride on a WeRide's Robobus, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared his impressions on social media: "It may look like I'm taking a ride in a regular vehicle but it's actually a driverless robobus. Developed by WeRide, this mini bus can go up to 40km/h."
 
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_Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and WeRide’s Founder & CEO Tony Han on a WeRide Robobus_

Subsequently, during a tour of WeRide's R&D center, Tony Han introduced more WeRide's products, including robotaxi, robosweeper, and robovan, as well as the WeRide One autonomous driving technology platform. The delegation was given an up-close look at WeRide's fleet management system, remote control driving cockpit, and core self-developed hardware modules.
 
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_Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and WeRide’s Founder & CEO Tony Han in WeRide_


Tony mentioned, "WeRide has many talents who have returned from studying in Singapore, and our Singapore office is also attracting local talents. We view the Singapore office as the regional center for our Asia-Pacific market expansion. Working with local government, universities, and upstream and downstream partners, we aim to bring cutting-edge autonomous driving technology and mature autonomous driving vehicle operation experience to the broader Southeast Asian market."
 
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_Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and WeRide’s Founder & CEO Tony Han in WeRide_


In September 2022, WeRide established a Singapore office. In November of the same year, WeRide signed a memorandum of cooperation with Strides, a subsidiary of SMRT, Singapore's largest public transportation operator. The two parties plan to start trial runs and commercial operation of autonomous vehicles in Singapore later this year. In terms of investment, SMRT and another well-known Singaporean investment institution, K3 Ventures, are strategic investors of WeRide, providing strong support for WeRide's development in Singapore and Southeast Asian markets.
 
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_Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and WeRide’s Founder & CEO Tony Han in WeRide_


Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his delegation expressed their gratitude to Tony Han and his team for their hospitality and affirmed WeRide's leadership in autonomous driving technology development and commercialization. Speaking highly of WeRide's top-notch technical and business team, the delegation expects to see WeRide's further development in Singapore and Southeast Asian markets.
 
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_WeRide’s Robovan, Robosweeper and Robotaxi_

Currently, WeRide has achieved commercialization of five major products, conducting autonomous driving tests and operations in 25 cities across five countries globally. With a fleet of more than 500 autonomous vehicles, WeRide has accumulated 16 million kilometers autonomous driving mileage Among them, Robobuses have been tested and operated in 18 domestic and foreign cities.



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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took a ride in WeRide's Robobus as his first stop in China

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

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

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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