WeRide
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WeRide (文远知行) is an autonomous driving technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Guangzhou. Its products span Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper and ADAS; it listed on Nasdaq in 2024 (WRD) and in Hong Kong in 2025 (0800.HK).

## Overview

WeRide (文远知行), founded in 2017 and based in Guangzhou, builds autonomous driving technology on its in-house WeRide One general-purpose platform. Its products cover three scenarios — smart mobility, smart freight and smart sanitation — with Robotaxi, Robobus, Robosweeper, Robovan and ADAS solutions.

## Capital and listings

On 25 October 2024 WeRide listed on Nasdaq under the ticker WRD. On 6 November 2025 it listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under code 0800.HK, becoming the first autonomous driving company with a dual primary listing in the United States and Hong Kong.

## Business and global footprint

In China, WeRide's Robotaxi service operates commercially with no safety driver in Guangzhou and Beijing and provides service at transport hubs such as airports and railway stations. The company runs commercial Robotaxi operations with Uber in the Middle East and has deployed Level 4 fleets in several European countries. It says its products hold autonomous driving permits in China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and the United States.

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Updated: 2026-11-01

Tags:
- Autonomous driving https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/autonomous-driving.html
- Robotaxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/robotaxi.html

Relations:
- Members: Han Xu https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/han-xu.html
- Founded by: Han Xu https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/people/han-xu.html
- Exemplifies concepts: Robotaxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robotaxi.html
- Headquartered in: Guangzhou https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/guangzhou.html
- Exemplifies concepts: Robobus（自动驾驶巴士） https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robobus.html (文远小巴 / Robobus)
- Exemplifies concepts: 广州自动驾驶巴士 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/guangzhou-autonomous-bus.html (技术合作与文远小巴)
- About: Robobus（自动驾驶巴士） https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robobus.html (产品线含 Robobus)
- About: 广州自动驾驶巴士 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/guangzhou-autonomous-bus.html (广州便民线技术方)
- About: 广州自动驾驶巴士BRT文园—棠下村环线 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/guangzhou-robobus-brt-wenyuan-tangxia.html

Mentioned in:
- 广州自动驾驶巴士 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/guangzhou-autonomous-bus.html
- 广州自动驾驶巴士BRT文园—棠下村环线 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/guangzhou-robobus-brt-wenyuan-tangxia.html
- 广州自动驾驶巴士生物岛1线 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/guangzhou-robobus-shengwudao1.html
- Robobus（自动驾驶巴士） https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robobus.html
- Robotaxi https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/concepts/robotaxi.html
- DeepRoute.ai https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/deeproute.html
- DiDi Autonomous Driving https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/didi-autonomous-driving.html
- 广州巴士集团 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/guangzhou-bus-group.html
- Apollo Go https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/luobo-kuaipao.html
- MOGOX https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/organizations/mogox.html

Sources:
- WeRide · About us https://www.weride.ai/zh/about 公司简介与管理团队
- World's first Robotaxi stock listed in Hong Kong: WeRide lists on HKEX (WeRide IR) https://ir.weride.ai/zh-hant/news-releases/news-release-details/weride-lists-hong-kong-stock-exchange-becoming-worlds-first
- WeRide (Chinese Wikipedia) https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E8%BF%9C%E7%9F%A5%E8%A1%8C 信息框：总部 广东省广州市黄埔区