Breakthrough or hype? How WeRide aims to steer past rivals in crowded robotaxi field

SCMP · 2026-02-28
Breakthrough or hype? How WeRide aims to steer past rivals in crowded robotaxi field

WeRide, one of China’s big three robotaxi companies, has cut research and development (R&D) costs by “millions” of US dollars by using artificial intelligence to train its fleet in virtual worlds, its CEO said. While rivals had also developed AI models simulating the physical world, WeRide’s efforts