WeRide Granted Permission to Conduct Demonstration of High-Speed Passenger Transport on Airport Expressways in Beijing

Recently, WeRide has obtained the pilot notification for a high-speed road passenger demonstration application in the Beijing high-level autonomous driving demonstration zone (hereinafter referred to as the "demonstration zone"). Its autonomous driving service vehicles (Robotaxis) have been authorized to conduct passenger demonstration activities between Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminal and the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area. This marks the first open-to-the-public high-speed road autonomous driving passenger demonstration activity in Beijing's road scenarios, as well as the first autonomous driving passenger shuttle activity in Beijing that spans from low-speed to high-speed, connecting the city with the airport.

Since obtaining the qualification for high-speed road testing in the demonstration zone on September 27, 2023, WeRide achieved the pilot stage of high-speed road passenger demonstration within just 4 months. This rapid progression sets an industry record for the industry's 'fastest removal of license plates,' fully demonstrating WeRide's profound technological accumulation.

After the high-speed self-driving shuttle service is open to the public, travelers and citizens can book a WeRide Robotaxi through the WeRide Go App, and choose to travel between nearly 300 pick-up and drop-off points in Beijing's Jingkai District and the Daxing Airport Terminal. The journey covers a number of urban and high-speed road scenes, including a high-speed scene of about 40 kilometers, in which the vehicle can automatically complete a series of actions such as circling ramps and passing through high-speed toll booths.

After the vehicle arrives at the designated pick-up point, passengers and city residents can unlock the doors using the WeRide Go App, take their seats, fasten their seatbelts, and upon pressing the 'Depart' button on the screen, and then enjoy comfortable, safe, and efficient autonomous driving travel services.

Authorized to launch a pilot program for integrated passenger demonstration applications connecting urban roads with highways means that the reliability of WeRide's autonomous driving technology in high-speed scenarios has been fully verified, and the company has taken a key step towards commercialized operation in high-speed scenarios. Prior to this, in November 2023, WeRide was approved to carry out purely unmanned Robotaxi commercial operation charges in Beijing, which has opened up the automatic driving business model for the net cab scenario and further enhanced the company's self-blood-supporting ability. Not only that, WeRide has also obtained the first L4 unmanned shuttle bus (Robobus) road test permit in Beijing, the first L4 fully unmanned sanitation license, and landed the first unmanned sanitation commercial project in Beijing, making WeRide the most abundant tech company with the most extensive layout of self-driving products in Beijing.

In the future, WeRide will accelerate the progress of high-speed passenger demonstration applications, advancing towards higher levels of high-speed pure unmanned passenger demonstration applications and high-speed pure unmanned travel service fee stages.