WeRide Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-12 - Market Signal - WeRide reports 3,400-vehicle global Level 4 fleet - The global Level 4 fleet reached approximately 3,400 vehicles, including more than 1,800 robotaxis. Average daily domestic robotaxi rides per vehicle exceeded 21, up 24% quarter over quarter, while quarterly ride-hailing revenue increased by about 140%.… - source: ir.weride.ai
• 2026-08-03 - Partnership - WeRide agrees Denmark robotaxi launch with GreenMobility - The planned public service will use WeRide's EU-compliant GXR robotaxi through GreenMobility's mobility platform. The launch is targeted for the first half of 2027 and remains conditional on Danish regulatory approval. The agreement would make Denmark… - source: dr.dk
• 2026-07-17 - Product Launch - WeRide launches WITT physical-world foundation model - WITT is designed to turn real-world video and driving experience into structured physical-world knowledge. The model targets long-tail scenario discovery and autonomous-driving development workflows. WeRide positions the system as a cognition layer built… - source: ir.weride.ai
• 2026-02-06 - Partnership - WeRide and Uber expand Middle East robotaxi partnership toward 1,200 vehicles - The programme targets at least 1,200 robotaxis across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh by 2027. Expansion remains subject to regulatory approvals and programme milestones. - source: globenewswire.com
• 2025-11-06 - Market Signal - WeRide completes HK$2.39B Hong Kong IPO - WeRide completed a HK$2.39 billion Hong Kong IPO and began trading on HKEX under stock code 0800. The offering comprised 88.25 million shares priced at HK$27.10 per share. The transaction made WeRide publicly traded on both Hong Kong and U.S. exchanges. - source: cooley.com
• 2025-07-28 - Regulatory - WeRide receives Saudi Arabia robotaxi autonomous driving permit - WeRide announced that its Robotaxi received Saudi Arabia's first robotaxi autonomous driving permit. The company said the permit made its autonomous driving products licensed across six countries: Saudi Arabia, China, the UAE, Singapore, France and the… - source: ir.weride.ai
• 2025-07-21 - Product Launch - WeRide and Lenovo launch HPC 3.0 robotaxi compute platform - WeRide said the platform had entered mass production for its Robotaxi GXR fleet. Each HPC 3.0 system uses Lenovo AD1 domain controllers with two NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor chips. The partners reported more than 2,000 TOPS of compute and an ASIL-D-oriented design. - source: ir.weride.ai
• 2025-05-08 - Partnership - Hesai robotaxi partners launch services through Uber - Each WeRide robotaxi is equipped with four Hesai’s lidar sensors, serving as its primary long-range lidars. According to Yole Group,Hesai held 61% of the global L4 robotaxi lidar market in 2024, supplying eight of the top ten robotaxi companies worldwide… - source: hesaitech.com
• 2025-04-03 - Deployment - WeRide autonomous vehicles operating with Uber in Dubai used Hesai lidar - Each of the autonomous vehicles will be equipped with four Hesai automotive – grade long – range lidars. WeRide’s latest launch in Dubai follows its successful robotaxi launch in Abu Dhabi in 2021. Together, Hesai and WeRide have achieved significant… - source: hesaitech.com
• 2024-10-25 - Market Signal - WeRide lists on Nasdaq under WRD - The autonomous-driving company debuted in late October 2024 with an IPO price of $15.50 per share. The listing gave WeRide public-market exposure as a robotaxi and autonomous-driving technology company. - source: cmcmarkets.com
• 2022-10-29 - Funding - WeRide closes preferred financing at $5.1B post-money - Company securities disclosures identify a $5.0 billion implied pre-money value and $5.1 billion implied post-money value. The preferred-share purchase agreement was dated October 29, 2022 and the completed financing preceded WeRide's public listing. The mark… - source: ir.weride.ai
• 2022-06-10 - Partnership - RoboSense and WeRide expanded strategic cooperation for large-scale autonomous-driving deployment - With a complete portfolio of LiDAR sensors, AI perception and IC chipsets, RoboSense transforms conventional 3D LiDAR sensors with comprehensive data analysis and interpretation systems. WeRide aims to develop safe and reliable driverless solutions to make… - source: robosense.ai
• 2022-04-29 - Partnership - WeRide selected Hesai hybrid solid-state lidar for L4 autonomous vehicles under expanded strategic cooperation - Hesai lidar was also documented on WeRide’s Mini Robobus, Robovan and Robosweeper platforms. Pandar lidar had entered road testing and operation on WeRide’s first hundred-unit robotaxi fleet in 2019. By January 2022, WeRide reported more than 10 million… - source: hesaitech.com
• 2022-03-23 - Funding - WeRide raises over $400M at $4.4B post-money - Investors included GAC Group, Bosch, China-Arab Investment Funds and Carlyle Group. The financing exceeded $400 million. The transaction established a $4.4 billion post-money valuation while WeRide remained privately held. - source: autonews.gasgoo.com
• 2021-07-16 - Partnership - Hesai and WeRide formalize lidar supply and autonomous-driving work - The companies also scoped joint work on autonomous-driving technology, V2X and operating scenarios. Hesai’s sensors were intended to provide perception data for WeRide’s L4 autonomous vehicles. WeRide reported more than 5.5 million kilometres of autonomous… - source: hesaitech.com
• 2021-05-13 - Funding - WeRide closes $310M private financing at $3.3B post-money - The $310 million figure is the disclosed total for this Series C, not a separate later round. IDG Capital, Homeric Capital, CoStone Capital, Cypress Star, Sky9 Capital and K3 Ventures joined alongside existing backers. The capital supported Level 4 research… - source: qimingvc.com