WeRide secures Spain's first national Level 4 passenger-vehicle permit
Spain's DGT granted WeRide, Uber and AVOMO permission to begin public-road deployment preparation around Madrid with 20 GXR vehicles.
Evidence notes
- The ES-AV authorization covers mapping, route validation and operational-readiness testing across high-demand areas of Greater Madrid.
- The initial vehicles will carry an in-car vehicle specialist while the partners complete deployment preparation and remaining regulatory milestones.
- Commercial operations are targeted by year-end 2026; the permit is the GXR's first national approval in the EU.
Company overview
WeRide develops autonomous-driving technology and commercial autonomous mobility products across robotaxi, robobus, robovan, robosweeper and ADAS use cases.