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- WeRide Inc. (HKEX: 0800.HK; NASDAQ: WRD) provides autonomous driving technology products and solutions from Level 2 to Level 4 for mobility, logistics, and sanitation industries worldwide. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, with key offices in San Jose, California; Abu Dhabi; Singapore; Beijing; Shanghai; and Shenzhen, the company operates in over 30 cities across 11 countries, including China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Switzerland, and the US, where it holds autonomous driving permits in eight markets. WeRide offers a comprehensive product portfolio powered by its proprietary WeRide One platform and WeRide GENESIS simulation engine, including Robotaxi for ride-hailing services with public operations in cities such as Guangzhou, Beijing, Nanjing, Suzhou, Erdos, Abu Dhabi, and Zurich; Robobus for public transit and shuttle services, operating the world's largest fleets with over three years of experience in 10 countries; Robovan for last-mile delivery and logistics with end-to-end 24/7 capabilities tested in over 10 cities; Robosweeper for smart sanitation, marking China's and Singapore's first fully autonomous commercial projects on public roads; and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) at Level 2, integrated into vehicles like Chery Exeed ES and ET in partnership with Bosch, achieving the industry's fastest 18-month mass production deployment. WeRide conducts over 40 million kilometers of L4 autonomous driving on public roads with zero active safety incidents across nearly six years of operations and maintains the largest Robotaxi fleet in the Middle East. In recent developments, WeRide listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ticker WRD on October 25, 2024, as the world's first universal autonomous driving and Robotaxi stock, followed by a Hong Kong listing under 0800.HK on November 6, 2025, raising HK$2.39 billion ($308 million) at HK$27.10 per share and becoming the first such company dual-listed on both US and Hong Kong exchanges. The company expanded strategic partnerships, including a 2025 equity investment and Robotaxi deployment alliance with Grab for Southeast Asia targeting thousands of vehicles by H1 2026; an Uber collaboration to deploy autonomous vehicles in 15 additional cities; and deepened ties with Tencent Cloud for autonomous driving development building on a 2024 agreement. WeRide partners with global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers such as Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Yutong Group, GAC Group, and Bosch, and earned recognition in Fortune's 2025 Change the World and Future 50 lists.