WeRide - A Leading Global Autonomous Driving Technology Company
WeRide (NASDAQ: WRD, HKEX: 0800) is a leading global commercial-stage company that develops autonomous driving technologies from Level 2 to Level 4. Our autonomous vehicles have been tested or operated in over 40 cities across 12 countries. We are also the first and only technology company whose products have received autonomous driving permits in eight markets: China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and the US.
Established in 2017, WeRide has operated an autonomous vehicle fleet for more than 2,300 days, and is the world's first Robotaxi and autonomous driving company to be dual primary listed in both the US and Hong Kong.
WeRide develops safe and reliable driverless solutions to make mobility safer, more affordable, and accessible. Our product portfolio includes Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), spanning smart mobility, smart logistics, and smart sanitation applications. We work with renowned global OEMs and Tier 1 companies including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Uber, Grab, GAC Group, and Bosch.
WeRide has been included in Fortune's 2025 Change the World and 2025 Future 50 lists.
Tony is a distinguished expert in computer vision, machine learning and speech recognition, as well as one of the pioneers in self-driving technology R&D.
Tony was a former Chief Scientist of Baidu's Autonomous Driving Unit and a tenured professor of electrical & computer engineering at the University of Missouri. Tony received a Ph.D. degree from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Yan has deep expertise in computer vision and autonomous driving technology.
Yan worked at Facebook and Microsoft and was an early member of Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA).
He received a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
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