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2025.03.05

15:28

Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission held a private enterprise forum

Ai Xuefeng, Party Secretary and Director of the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, recently hosted a private enterprise forum, attended by 12 private enterprises including Xinyueneng Semiconductor, Cansemi Semiconductor, Ehang Intelligent, China Aerospace, Baiyun Electric, WeRide, Mingluo Equipment, ViewSonic Electronics, Origin Intelligent, China Science and Technology Anchi, Tiantai Robotics, and Wasu Robotics. At the meeting, Ai Xuefeng responded to the issues of concern to the enterprises one by one. He said that private enterprises are an important support for Guangdong's economy, and supporting the development of the private economy is an important responsibility of government departments at all levels. Next, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission will work with relevant provincial units and development and reform departments at all levels to carefully study the opinions and suggestions of enterprises, implement various policies in place, and use their heart, emotion and strength to solve problems for enterprises and create a better environment for the development of private enterprises.

2025.03.03

20:46

WeRide founder responds to "autonomous driving replaces a large number of jobs": new positions already exist, job migration is gradual

In response to the question "If more and more transportation vehicles become self-driving, will a large number of jobs be replaced?", Han Xu, founder and CEO of WeRide, said that a key question that philosophers in the 21st century think about is the relationship between humans and machines, more specifically, the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). Many jobs that were once done by humans have gradually been replaced by machines. Looking back at history, this is not the first time. Programmable switches replaced human operators, washing machines replaced laundry workers, and mining has also adopted a large number of automated technologies. This is the migration or transformation of human jobs. I think we should invest more resources and efforts to create more friendly and pleasant jobs for people. In fact, such new jobs already exist, such as data annotation and elderly care. At the same time, such job migration is gradual. In fact, in many aging societies, the key problem is not employment, but the shortage of bus drivers and taxi drivers. Therefore, we hope to use self-driving technology to solve this problem. So we must master the rhythm of technology application. We don't want to see self-driving taxis replace all traditional taxis overnight. We don't want to do such a thing. I think a gradual strategy is a good choice. What we do is to gradually fill the gap between supply and demand.

2025.02.28

09:10

WeRide launches Europe's first L4 autonomous minibus fully unmanned commercial route

WeRide announced that it will work with Renault Group, French autonomous driving operator beti and insurance group Macif to launch L4 autonomous driving travel services in Drôme, France. This is WeRide’s first fully unmanned commercial deployment of autonomous driving minibuses on public roads in Europe.

2025.02.26

21:38

WeRide signs strategic cooperation agreement with Singapore sanitation company CTM

According to WeRide, WeRide recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Singapore sanitation company Chye Thiam Maintenance (CTM). The two parties will deepen cooperation in the field of L4 autonomous driving sanitation vehicles (Robosweeper) and jointly promote the large-scale commercial deployment of this product in Singapore and international markets.

2025.02.25

13:42

Beijing's driverless fleet expands again

On the evening of February 24, autonomous driving company WeRide said that the company's mass-produced Robotaxi GXR model has started purely unmanned large-scale commercial operation in Beijing. This year, WeRide's Robotaxi (autonomous driving "taxis") operations in Beijing will increase to hundreds. It is reported that WeRide's GXR model has been officially approved to carry out "no one in the car" autonomous driving travel fee service in Beijing, covering the core area of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, and can also travel from Beijing South Railway Station and Daxing International Airport from the Economic and Technological Development Zone. How to get a GXR? Users can directly search for the "WeRide Travel" App in major mobile app stores, download and register, and call a car with one click. The operating hours are from 7:30 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 9:00 to 17:00 on weekends and holidays.

2025.02.24

21:13

WeRide's US stock price once rose by more than 17% before the market opened

WeRide's U.S. stock price once rose by more than 17% before the market opened. On the news front, WeRide's new mass-produced Robotaxi GXR started purely unmanned large-scale commercial operations in Beijing.

20:09

WeRide’s new mass-produced Robotaxi GXR starts fully unmanned large-scale commercial operation in Beijing

On February 24, WeRide's new generation of mass-produced Robotaxi "GXR" was officially approved to carry out "no one in the car" autonomous driving travel charging service in Beijing, covering the core area of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, including important stations such as the city's high-speed rail station. GXR is WeRide's second purely unmanned commercial operation Robotaxi model in Beijing, and it is also the first large-scale purely unmanned commercial application in China after the Uber platform was launched in Abu Dhabi in December last year. In addition to urban roads, WeRide GXR has also been approved to carry out Robotaxi commercial charging operations in Beijing covering Beijing Daxing International Airport and other high-speed sections.

2025.02.19

17:02

Some Chinese stocks rose before the US stock market opened, and Kingsoft Cloud rose more than 4%

Some Chinese stocks rose before the U.S. market opened, with Kingsoft Cloud, Xpeng Motors, and Li Auto rising more than 4%, GDS rising more than 3%, WeRide and Fangdd rising more than 2%.

2025.02.18

22:32

The three major U.S. stock indexes opened higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.1% and the Nasdaq up 0.3%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3%, and the S&P 500 rose 0.15%. Most large technology stocks rose, with Nvidia rising nearly 2% and Intel rising more than 4%. It was reported that TSMC may acquire a 20% stake in Intel's foundry services (IFS). WeRide rose more than 30%.

2025.02.15

05:02

Most of the popular Chinese stocks rose

2025.02.14

22:34

WeRide’s share price rose by 135.35%, triggering a circuit breaker.

22:33

WeRide's US stock price rose by 135.35%, and the circuit breaker was triggered during trading.

WeRide’s U.S. stock price rose by 135.35%, triggering a circuit breaker during trading.

20:16

WeRide’s U.S. stock price once rose by more than 120% before the market opened.

After being bought by Nvidia, WeRide’s US stock price once rose by more than 120% before the market opened.

20:13

WeRide's US stock price once rose by more than 120% before the market opened after Nvidia bought it

After being purchased by Nvidia, WeRide’s US stock price once rose by more than 120% before the market opened.

2025.01.09

18:47

WeRide begins trial operation of robobus at Zurich Airport

Chinese self-driving technology company WeRide announced on Thursday that it has officially begun trial operation of its robobus at Zurich Airport.

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