BEIJING, March 13,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On March
13, 2025, WeRide (Nasdaq: WRD), a global leader in
autonomous driving technology, announced that the company has
officially received the permit to conduct commercial Robotaxi
ride-hailing services between the Beijing Economic-Technological
Development Area (BDA) and Beijing South Railway Station.
This milestone marks the first commercial Robotaxi operation
covering Beijing's core urban
area. With this development, WeRide's commercial Robotaxi
operational area in Beijing has
surpassed 600 square kilometers — roughly equivalent to the total
area of the six main districts of downtown Shanghai.
Starting from today, passengers can download the "WeRide Go" App
to easily book a WeRide's Robotaxi with just one tap.
Beijing South Railway Station is one of the largest high-speed
railway stations in Asia and one
of China's busiest rail hubs. It
serves as the departure and arrival terminal for high-speed trains
on the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed
Railway, and Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway heading to East
China. During peak periods, it handles over 150,000 passengers per
day.
The approval for commercial operations at Beijing South Railway
Station validates the reliability and safety of WeRide's
Robotaxi, showing that it can seamlessly handle complex and
high-density traffic hub scenarios involving both pedestrian and
vehicle flow.
As the world's first publicly listed Robotaxi company, WeRide
has been a first mover and leader in the Robotaxi sector, with
regular Robotaxi operations already launched in nearly 10 cities
worldwide, including Guangzhou,
Beijing, Nanjing, Ordos, Suzhou, Abu Dhabi, and Zurich. In December
2024, WeRide partnered with Uber to launch the largest
Robotaxi fleet in the Middle East
in Abu Dhabi. This latest
breakthrough in Beijing's core
urban area marks another significant step toward large-scale
commercialization of WeRide's Robotaxi services.
Looking ahead, WeRide will continue to expand the service area
of its Robotaxi operations in Beijing, unlocking more scenarios at airports
and high-speed railway stations, and replicate its successful
business models and experiences in more overseas markets, driving
the commercialization of Robotaxi on a global scale.
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