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WeRide.ai

Privately Held
weride.ai
Information Technology & Services3,000+ employeesFounded 2017🇺🇸 United States

WeRide is a global leading company that develops Level 4 autonomous driving technologies, bringing smart cities with new products, new business model and new experience. WeRide has received strategic investments from top-tier global automakers, including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Yutong Group. WeRide is the first startup in the world that holds driverless test permits in both China and the US. Through strategic alliances with car makers, mobility and logistics service platforms, WeRide offers an all-rounded product mix of Robotaxi, Mini Robobus and Robovan to provide multiple services including online ride-hailing, on-demand transport and urban logistics. WeRide launched China's first Robotaxi service, completely open to public, in November 2019, in Guangzhou, China, covering an area of 144 square kilometers. WeRide has also conducted commercial pilot operations and fully driverless testing for Mini Robobus and Robovan. Established in 2017, WeRide is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, and maintains R&D and operation centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Anqing, as well as San Jose in the US. It employs a highly skilled team of over 800 employees around the globe and has extensive domestic and international experience in R&D, business development and operations.

Founded
2017
Employees
3,000+
Industry
Information Technology & Services
Company type
Privately Held
Stock
nasdaq: WRD
Headquarters
🇺🇸2630 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California, United States (+1)
Specialties
Information Technology & ServicesAutomotiveTransportationTechnology
3 / 3
Active markets
China · Singapore · United Arab Emirates
0
New markets
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
-96%
Momentum
vs prior period
53 / 100
Expansion Score
Strong
Stages1Exploring1Investing1Landing
593 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
ChinaSingaporeUnited Arab Emirates
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating

Activity pulse

595 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
26↑ +89%
Hiring
Marketing & PR
569-99%
Advertising
Product & Tech
0
No activity
+2more categoriesLocked
3 of 5 shown

Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇨🇳China1st market entered · 2023Advancing
Landing
141 signalsLanding stage
2
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Exploring
12 signalsExploring stage
3
🇸🇬Singapore3rd market entered · 2024Advancing
Investing
15 signalsInvesting stage
Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence34%Low
Tracking since2023first signal

Recent signals

Headcount scaling🇨🇳 China3d ago

196 active postings

Hiring🇨🇳 Chinalast wk.

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WeRide is a global leading company that develops Level 4 autonomous driving technologies, bringing smart cities with new products, new business model and new experience. WeRide has received strategic investments from top-tier global automakers, including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and Yutong Group. WeRide is the first startup in the world that holds driverless test permits in both China and the US. Through strategic alliances with car makers, mobility and logistics service platforms, WeRide offers an all-rounded product mix of Robotaxi, Mini Robobus and Robovan to provide multiple services including online ride-hailing, on-demand transport and urban logistics. WeRide launched China's first Robotaxi service, completely open to public, in November 2019, in Guangzhou, China, covering an area of 144 square kilometers. WeRide has also conducted commercial pilot operations and fully driverless testing for Mini Robobus and Robovan. Established in 2017, WeRide is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, and maintains R&D and operation centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Zhengzhou and Anqing, as well as San Jose in the US. It employs a highly skilled team of over 800 employees around the globe and has extensive domestic and international experience in R&D, business development and operations.

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