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# Han Xu

Han Xu is the founder and chief executive officer of WeRide and an expert in computer vision and machine learning. He was previously chief scientist of Baidu's autonomous driving division and a tenured professor at the University of Missouri, and holds a PhD from the University of Illinois.

## Overview

Dr. Han Xu is the founder and chief executive officer of WeRide and an internationally recognised expert in computer vision and machine learning, and a pioneer in autonomous driving research and deployment.

## Career

He was a tenured professor at the University of Missouri and director of its computer and machine learning laboratory, and later served as chief scientist of Baidu's autonomous driving division. He founded WeRide in 2017 and has been founder and CEO since. He holds a PhD from the University of Illinois.

## Related entries

[WeRide](/en/organizations/weride.html), [Baidu](/en/organizations/baidu.html)

更新时间：2026-11-01

## 标签


## 关系

- Member of：[WeRide](/en/organizations/weride.html) 
- Founded organizations：[WeRide](/en/organizations/weride.html) 

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## 正文反向链接

- [WeRide](/en/organizations/weride.html)

## 来源

- WeRide · About us (management team)：https://www.weride.ai/zh/about 管理团队：韩旭
- 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