WeRide · robotaxi
WeRide Robotaxi
first fleet, Guangzhou
WeRide's electric robotaxi fleet that ran before the GXR, first with safety drivers in Guangzhou and later driverless in Beijing and Abu Dhabi. WeRide's releases do not name the car models used.
- Price
- —service only, not sold
- Autonomy
- Level 4No driver needed in its area
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 2023-11
- Fleet
- 20Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
WeRide says it launched China's first robotaxi (Nov 2018, with Baiyun Taxi Group) and the country's first commercial robotaxi service (Nov 2019, Guangzhou).
Real-world use
A 20-car pilot opened in Guangzhou's Huangpu area in November 2019; Beijing approved paid fully driverless rides in Yizhuang on 17 November 2023.
Maker
WeRideCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Guangzhou; Beijing Yizhuang (paid driverless pilot from Nov 2023); Abu Dhabi Yas and Saadiyat islands (from Nov 2021 with Bayanat)
- Driverless since
- 2023-11
- Fleet
- 20 vehicles in the Nov 2019 Guangzhou pilot (TechNode); later counts not split by model
- Rides, miles or loads
- nearly 20,000 orders in Abu Dhabi by Nov 2023 (WeRide)
- SAE level
- Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area
Public attention
How much public attention WeRide Robotaxi (first fleet, Guangzhou) gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- about 20 units or vehicles reported by the maker or press (may be a company-wide total)
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every WeRide vehicle in order.
- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useWeRide Robotaxi (first fleet, Guangzhou)2018Commercial
Robobus (Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0)2021Commercial
Robotaxi GXR2024Commercial
Robovan W52025Pilot use
Robotaxi GXR right-hand-drive (Hong Kong)2026Prototype
WeRide also makes 2 machines. See every WeRide robot
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedservice only, not sold
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useWeRide Robotaxi (first fleet, Guangzhou)WeRide |  Waymo Jaguar I-PACE (5th-gen Waymo Driver)Waymo with Jaguar Land RoverSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Pony.ai Lexus RX robotaxiPony.aiSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |  Yandex robotaxi (Hyundai Sonata)Yandex (Yandex Self-Driving Group) with Hyundai MobisSame job: ride-hail · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2018-11 | 2018-03-27 | 2019 | 2019-07 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Pilot use | Pilot use |
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Sources
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