WeRide, a global leader in autonomous driving technology, will cooperate with Chinese tech company Lenovo Group to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles worldwide over the next five years.
According to a press release published on WeRide’s official website on the 27th, WeRide and Lenovo Group announced on the 24th the further upgrade of their global strategic partnership. Building on existing cooperation, the two parties plan to deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles such as Robotaxis around the world over the next five years, comprehensively accelerating large-scale commercial adoption of L4-level autonomous driving.
WeRide is the autonomous driving company with the broadest global presence, having carried out R&D, testing, and operations in 12 countries and more than 40 cities, thereby building a leading technological system and mature commercial capabilities.
Lenovo, leveraging its outstanding heterogeneous computing capabilities as well as a global manufacturing and supply chain network, provides stable and scalable computing infrastructure and system engineering capabilities for large-scale fleets.
The deep integration of their strengths enables the seamless link from cloud to vehicle, speeding up the comprehensive deployment of Physical AI in real mobility scenarios.
Dr. Han Xu, Founder and CEO of WeRide, said: “Autonomous driving is entering a critical stage of commercial launch, and industry competition is shifting from technical capabilities to cost efficiency and large-scale deployment. This partnership upgrade will further integrate both sides’ core strengths in autonomous driving systems and computing platforms, providing solid support for the planned global deployment of 200,000 autonomous vehicles over the next five years.”
Xu Liang, Vice President of Lenovo Group and General Manager of Vehicle Computing, said: “Autonomous driving needs to solve the challenge of large-scale roll-out, with the computing foundation being the key. Lenovo will continuously refine and iterate its automotive-grade computing platforms, leveraging our strengths in global supply chain and manufacturing, and provide replicable, scalable foundational capabilities for the industry. Lenovo is delighted to deepen its cooperation with WeRide, accelerate progress together, and bring Robotaxis to market globally even faster.”