The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies WeRide: 1 model, 5 deployments across 5 regions, 1 active incident. 10 sources back the record.
WeRide holds 1 Regulatory filing, per the DEPLOY registry.
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Overview
Global autonomous-driving company (NASDAQ: WRD; HKEX: 0800), founded 2017, operating one of the world's most internationally diversified robotaxi businesses across 9 countries (China, US, UAE, Singapore, France, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Switzerland, and more). Its China robotaxi fleet reached ~1,000 vehicles by April 2026, with 800+ in commercial/testing operation and a fleet of 250+ outside China and the US, the largest commercial robotaxi fleet outside China and the US (in Abu Dhabi).
WeRide pursues an asset-light model where Uber, Grab, or local partners operate the fleets while WeRide provides the autonomous-driving technology and vehicles. Beyond robotaxis it operates robobuses (France, Belgium) and autonomous sanitation vehicles. In October 2025 it secured the world's first city-level fully-driverless robotaxi commercial permit outside the US (Abu Dhabi).
Its mass-produced Robotaxi GXR (built on Geely Farizon's SuperVAN platform, launched October 2024) is its primary commercial vehicle. WeRide and Uber have committed to deploying at least 1,200 robotaxis across the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh) by ~2027, and WeRide/Geely Farizon aim to deliver 2,000 GXRs. Forward commitments, not current deployments.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- 1 incident on file
Key facts
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Q2 2025 revenue
Fleet
Footprint
Landmark
Model
IPO (Nasdaq)
IPO size
IPO + private placements
IPO underwriters
Last pre-IPO round
Uber robotaxi partnership
Data & sources
Company filings
2
Press releases
6
Web sources
2
10 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →WeRide on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 5 regions, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where WeRide's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about WeRide, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What are the main Chinese robotaxi companies (Baidu Apollo Go, Pony AI, WeRide) and how do they compare to US operators?
Current leadership (3)
- Tony Han Founder, Chairman & CEOsecondary-verified
- Yan Li Co-founder & CTOsecondary-verified
- Jennifer Li CFO & Head of Internationalsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
Board (7)
- Tony Han chair
- Yan Li director
- Jean-Francois Salles director
- Ichijo Futakawa director
- Huiping Yan director
- David Tong Zhang director
- Tony Chan director
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Incidents affecting WeRide (1)
Includes incidents linked directly to this company, to its models, or to deployments of its models or under its operation. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (1)
- WeRide5 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- WeRide Onefoundation-model · commercial
Recent coverage
WeRide in third-party press
Peer companies
Supplied by (6)
Compute / semiconductor
- NVIDIAcompany-levelOnboard NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor (HPC 3.0 platform, co-developed w/ Lenovo) in GXR robotaxi - first mass-produced L4 on DRIVE AGX Thorsupplies
- Lenovo Group Limitedvia Robotaxi GXRHPC 3.0 platform (on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor)supplies
- NVIDIAvia Robotaxi GXRDRIVE AGX Thorsupplies
Sensors
- Hesai Technologycompany-levelAT128 hybrid solid-state LiDAR (four per vehicle, primary long-range; earlier Pandar series)supplies
- RoboSense Technology Co., Ltd.via Robotaxi GXRthousand-beam-level digital lidar (factory-installed)supplies
Mechanical / contract manufacturing
- Geely Farizonvia Robotaxi GXRRobotaxi GXR purpose-built vehicle (SuperVAN drive-by-wire architecture)manufactures-forannounced
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (6)
- Uber x WeRide Robotaxi Expansion with Uberdeploymentreported, not operationally verified
- WeRide x Uber with Uberdeployment
- WeRide x Renault with Renaultdeployment
- WeRide - Bosch (ADAS co-development) with Robert Boschdevelopment
- WeRide x GreenMobility (Denmark L4 Autonomous Mobility) with GreenMobilitydeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
- WeRide x Lenovo (200K AV Deployment) with Lenovo Group Limiteddeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (2)
- Series D2021-07-28
$310M(reported)
Investors: Qiming Venture Partners (lead), Bosch Ventures, NIO Capital, Fidelity International, NVentures (NVIDIA) (strategic)
- Series A2018-06-01
Investors: Alliance Ventures (Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi) (lead)
Regulatory filings (1)
- Beijing Yizhuang ICV pilot-zone paid driverless permitother · otheractive
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJul 26, 2026
Robotaxi GXR photo
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 8, 2026
WeRide launched Robotaxi service on the Uber platform in Abu Dhabi
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
WeRide and Uber driverless robotaxi in Abu Dhabi
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
WeRide robotaxi and Robobus pilots in Ras Al Khaimah
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
WeRide production robotaxi GXR
Sources (10)
- WeRide 6-K: 800+ China fleet, 250+ outside China/US, Abu Dhabi first city-level driverless permit outside US, 9 countries · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867729/000110465926033075/tm269345d1_ex99-2.htm · 2026-01-01
- WeRide+Uber 1,200 robotaxis across Middle East by 2027; asset-light model · https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-and-uber-deploy-1200-robotaxis-middle-east · 2026-02-06
- GXR on Geely Farizon SuperVAN platform; driverless commercial in Guangzhou/Beijing/Abu Dhabi; Dubai/Riyadh/Singapore · https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-and-geely-farizon-deliver-2000-purpose-built-robotaxi · 2026-03-08
- WeRide Inc. IPO prospectus (Form 424B4): US$15.50/ADS (1 ADS = 3 shares), 7,742,400 ADSs + 1,161,360 over-allotment, US$120.0M base gross, US$320.5M concurrent placements, Series D+ · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867729/000119312524243435/d343706d424b4.htm · 2024-10-24
- WeRide Inc. Announces Pricing of IPO: began trading Oct 25, 2024 (Nasdaq: WRD); US$15.50/ADS; US$320.5M concurrent placements; combined gross up to ~US$458.5M · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/10/25/2969274/0/en/WeRide-Inc-Announces-Pricing-of-Initial-Public-Offering.html · 2024-10-25
- https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/global-expansion-accelerates-landmark-uae-driverless-robotaxi
- https://www.weride.ai/technology
- https://www.weride.ai/posts/ljxqn95uhg88cc3qam7voo52
- https://www.weride.ai/posts/xy6mrny7e25arjshj3jflrsc
- https://www.plataformamedia.com/en/2026/03/09/robosense-empowers-werides-next-gen-robotaxi-gxr-with-thousand-beam-level-digital-lidar-2000-factory-installed-units-slated-for-global-deployment/
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Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (8 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 6
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- primary-sec-filing
- SEC filing
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for WeRide.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning WeRide from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
WeRide’s loss widens as AV licensor model is put to test
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WeRide Inc. Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2026 Unaudited Financial Results
WeRide reported Q2 2026 revenue of RMB231.7M (up 82.2% YoY), with a global L4 fleet of ~3,400 vehicles including 1,800+ robotaxis, expanding to 60+ cities across 13 countries with…
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Autonomous-driving company WeRide enters Nordic market through Denmark partnership
Chinese autonomous-driving company WeRide has partnered with Danish shared-mobility platform GreenMobility to develop Denmark’s first commercial autonomous shared-mobility…
WeRide and GreenMobility Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Level 4 Autonomous Mobility in Denmark
WeRide and GreenMobility announced a strategic partnership to deploy Level 4 autonomous shared mobility services in Denmark, marking WeRide's entry into the Nordic region with…
WeRide expands into Denmark amid rapid European push
WeRide, like virtually all other Chinese robotaxi players, is leaning heavily on local partners for market access. By Stewart Burnett The post WeRide expands into Denmark amid…
WeRide and GreenMobility partner to bring autonomous mobility to Denmark
WeRide and GreenMobility have announced a strategic partnership to deploy autonomous shared mobility services in Denmark. The companies have partnered to combine WeRide’s Level 4…
WeRide and GreenMobility partner on autonomous mobility in Denmark
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WeRide's UAE Robotaxi Deployment Named Top AI Case
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In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Waymo, Innoviz, Mobileye, Geely, Farizon, WeRide, Kwoon Chung, Karma Automotive, Line Mobility, Witherite Law Group, Tesla, CaoCao,…
WeRide and Geely Farizon launch right-hand-drive robotaxi in Hong Kong
WeRide has announced the joint development of Robotaxis specifically designed for right-hand-drive markets, through a strategic partnership with Geely Farizon New Energy…
Autonomous & Self-Driving Vehicle News: Waymo, Teradar, PlusAI, Mobileye, Tesla, Uber, Nuro, Lucid, Stellantis, Wayve, WeRide, Applied Intuition, Roadzen &
In autonomous and self-driving vehicle news are Waymo, Teradar, PlusAI, Mobileye, Tesla, Uber, Nuro, Lucid, Stellantis, Wayve, WeRide, Applied Intuition, Roadzen and drivebuddyAI.…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/weride.md
- RSS feed: /companies/weride/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/058f65c8-aa14-4820-b334-3714d74be66a
- Revision history: /companies/weride/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
@WeRideAI brings its Level 4 automated driving technology to Europe! Watch as our Robobus begins fully driverless commercial operations in France's Drôme region through a groundbreaking partnership with @renaultgroup
WeRide wrapped up an exciting week at WAIC 2026, where we showcased both the technological depth of our Physical AI research and the commercial breadth of our g
Reality vs attention
WeRide draws attention at the 69th percentile but verifies reality at the 72nd percentile among AVs. Hype Gap -3.7, 21st widest among AVs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Thin IP estate relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 17, 2026