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Robovan W5
Photo: WeRide (official image), from weride.ai. Image policy
Pilot useChinaFully autonomousSAE level 4

WeRide · driverless delivery vehicle

Robovan W5

A seatless Level 4 cargo vehicle with 5.5 cubic metres of space, up to 1,000 kg payload and up to 220 km range, aimed at urban delivery around the clock. Classified as a delivery vehicle rather than a truck because it serves city distribution, not middle-mile freight.

Price
—no price published
Autonomy
Level 4No driver needed in its area
Driverless
TestingDriverless tests only
Fleet
—Not published
Speed
—Not published
Payload
1000 kgCarries more than 57%
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Why it matters

A pilot use vehicle from WeRide.

Real-world use

Launched in Guangzhou in February 2025 for express parcels, city distribution and point-to-point logistics; WeRide's earlier Robovan received a fully driverless road-test permit in Guangzhou in May 2024.

Timeline

First shown
2025-02-06
Released
Not yet
WeRide product launch, Guangzhou

Maker

WeRideCompany

How it drives

Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.

Driverless status
Driverless tests only
Where it runs
Guangzhou (WeRide's Robovan line holds a fully driverless road-test permit covering six districts plus Nansha, per WeRide, May 2024)
SAE level
Level 4: drives itself with no one at the controls inside its approved area

How it stacks up

Against other delivery pods that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

  1. Zelos Z10Zelos (Jiushi Zhixing) · 20241500 kg
  2. Robovan W5WeRide · 20251000 kg
  3. Neolix X6Neolix (Xinshiqi) · 20241000 kg
  4. Zelos Z5Zelos (Jiushi Zhixing) · 20231000 kg
  5. Neolix X3Neolix (Xinshiqi) · 2024500 kg
  6. Nuro R3Nuro · 2022227 kg
  7. Meituan new-generation delivery vehicleMeituan · 2021150 kg
  8. Vayu road delivery robotVayu Robotics · 202445 kg

Robovan W5 carries more than 57% of the 7 other delivery pods that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Payload 1000 kg 45 kg1500 kg #4 of 8 · carries more than 57%

Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, joints, battery, price.

Public attention

How much public attention Robovan W5 gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • No recent press stories listed yet
  • 1 reported deployment

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.

  1. No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useWeRide Robotaxi (first fleet, Guangzhou)2018Commercial
  2. Robobus (Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0)Robobus (Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0)2021Commercial
  3. Robotaxi GXRRobotaxi GXR2024Commercial
  4. Robovan W5Robovan W52025Pilot use
  5. Robotaxi GXR right-hand-drive (Hong Kong)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 publishedno price published
How to get one
No official buying page found

Where it works

1 reported deployment.

Map
  • Pilot

    WeRide · Nansha and Huangpu districts · Guangzhou · since 2025-04

    WeRide's Robovan W5 holds driverless road-test permits in Guangzhou's Nansha (April 2025) and Huangpu (July 2025) districts. WeRide (SEC Form 6-K exhibit)

Sources

Figures come from the maker. Every link below backs something on this page.

WeRide (investor relations) WeRide Launches Robovan W5, Pioneering New Class of Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

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