WeRide and Uber are bringing robotaxis to Switzerland. The two companies announced on June 17 that they plan to launch commercial autonomous ride-hailing services in the Greater Zurich Region later this year, pending regulatory approval from Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office, known as FEDRO.
Zurich becomes the fifth city activated under a broader partnership agreement that spans 15 cities globally.
From Guangzhou to Zurich
WeRide, which trades on NASDAQ under the ticker WRD after going public in October 2024, has been building Level 4 autonomous driving technology since its founding in 2017. Level 4, in plain terms, means the car can handle all driving tasks in specific conditions without any human intervention.
The Guangzhou-headquartered company has already notched deployments in locations like Dubai. Zurich represents the second European city in its pipeline, following an earlier announcement about launching in Madrid.
