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Robotaxi GXR at Guangzhou

WeRide's mass-produced purpose-built robotaxi, launched October 2024 on Geely Farizon's SuperVAN platform. Began fully-driverless commercial operations in Beijing (early 2025), then Guangzhou (August 2025), and operates fully-driverless commercial services in Guangzhou, Beijing, and Abu Dhabi, with public passenger services in Dubai and Riyadh. WeRide and Geely Farizon have committed to delivering 2,000 GXRs to support large-scale global commercialization.

Robotaxi GXR by WeRide · Machine verified · Robotaxis

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of WeRide

WeRide's reveal of its production GXR robotaxi (spacious interior, an L4 redundant drive-by-wire chassis, a hidden B-pillar), citing 1,800 days of operations. The 1,800-days and L4 framing are WeRide's claims (China self-reported-scope caveat).

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of WeRide

WeRide's footage of its fully driverless robotaxi service in Guangzhou's Huangpu District. Coverage and '24/7 fully driverless' framing are WeRide's own claims (China-AV self-reported scope).

Operator: WeRide. Fully-driverless commercial robotaxi service in Guangzhou using the mass-produced GXR (began August 2025). Guangzhou operations expanded to over 1,000 square kilometers including key transport hubs (airports, major railway stations) and high-demand CBD districts like Tianhe. Part of WeRide's core China robotaxi business (~1,000-vehicle China fleet).

Key facts

Service type
Fully-driverless commercial robotaxi
Coverage
1,000+ sq km incl. airports, rail hubs, Tianhe CBD
Start
August 2025
Fleet
~1,000-vehicle China robotaxi fleet
Technology
Mass-produced GXR vehicle

Exposure

Customer segment
consumer
Scale tier
undisclosed

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Robotaxi GXR at Guangzhou.

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Trust tier
Machine verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Robotaxi GXR
Company
WeRide
Location
China/Guangzhou
Operator
WeRide
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
undisclosed
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-08-01
ID
165972c5-b45f-4dd1-a26c-32c204246d02

Timeline

  1. Aug 2025
    First recorded
    Robotaxi GXR first documented operating at Guangzhou.
  2. May 2026
    created
  3. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Verifications (1)

Sources (5)

  1. GXR fully-driverless commercial in Guangzhou (Aug 2025) · https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-and-geely-farizon-deliver-2000-purpose-built-robotaxi · 2026-03-08
  2. Guangzhou 1,000+ sq km coverage, Tianhe CBD · https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1867729/000110465926033075/tm269345d1_ex99-2.htm · 2026-01-01
  3. https://ir.weride.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-launches-247-fully-driverless-robotaxi-service-guangzhous
  4. https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/robotaxis/weride-launches-24-7-fully-driverless-robotaxi-service-in-guangzhou.html
  5. https://www.just-auto.com/news/weride-robotaxi-guangzhou/
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (3 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: av

Sources by quality tier

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primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
2
unclassified
Unclassified source
1
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SEC filing

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Common questions

What is the Robotaxi GXR deployment at Guangzhou?
Robotaxi GXR, built by WeRide, is recorded as a deployment at Guangzhou on the DEPLOY registry. WeRide operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Robotaxi GXR at Guangzhou?
WeRide, the manufacturer of Robotaxi GXR, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Robotaxi GXR deployment at Guangzhou go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Robotaxi GXR deployment at Guangzhou?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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