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After writing about WeRide’s robotaxi deployment in Abu DhabiI went latest WeRide bulletins, and I observed one particularly attention-grabbing ones I had missed.
Only a couple weeks in the past, autonomous robotaxis from WeRide, the Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1, had been commercially deployed in Singapore, at Marina Coastal Drive and Esplanade. Unsurprisingly, that is Singapore’s first commercialized autonomous sanitation mission. It’s truly the primary commercialized autonomous sanitation mission I keep in mind seeing.
This sort of software appears particularly becoming for autonomous autos presently. Not being an professional on the subject, it looks as if they’ve comparatively easy jobs, and even outlined routes. It doesn’t seem to be the hardest job to make these autos autonomous — relative to creating robotaxis, that’s!
“The commercial launch of WeRide’s two autonomous sanitation devices follows one week after the company’s receipt of M1 and T1 licenses from the Land Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA), highlighting WeRide’s exceptional execution capabilities and industry-leading speed in advancing global commercialization,” WeRide notes. “In partnership with Chye Thiam Maintenance (CTM), one of Singapore’s largest and highest-ranked environmental services companies, WeRide completed licensing, testing, and commercial deployment in under six months. WeRide’s Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1 have become integral components of Singapore’s smart sanitation ecosystem.”
WeRide additionally offers a bit bit of data on the technical wants of those autonomous streetsweepers: “Marina Bay’s complex road layouts and high pedestrian traffic demand precise and efficient sanitation solutions. WeRide’s Robosweeper S6 and Robosweeper S1 leverage 360-degree perception capabilities and responsive planning and control technologies to complement traditional sanitation operations through coordinated day-and-night shifts. These fully electric vehicles ensure safe and efficient operations while reducing carbon emissions, contributing to Singapore’s vision of a green, low-carbon city.”
Additionally, it was simply over a month in the past that WeRide closed its initial public offering (IPO)being listed on Nasdaq (NASDAQ:WRD). On the time, the corporate famous, “WeRide became the world’s first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology company and the first publicly listed Robotaxi company.” (Emphasis from WeRide.) Since then, each press launch is noting a minimum of as soon as that WeRide is the primary publicly listed autonomous driving firm. Even on the finish of that streetsweeper announcement, the corporate wrote, “As the world’s first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology company and the first publicly listed Robotaxi company, WeRide is committed to advancing smart sanitation solutions globally, fostering greener, sustainable urban living.”
The corporate additionally famous in a while that Uber invested in WeRide at the IPO. It had beforehand introduced a strategic partnership between itself and Uber, in September, after which on the IPO in October, Uber invested in WeRide, “underscoring the strength of their partnership.”
Moreover, WeRide previewed in that very same assertion the partnership with Uber that may be coming to the UAE, that it might launch autonomous bus service (“Robobus” service) in France with associate Beti as early as January 2025, and that WeRide had launched Robobus service in Singapore earlier this yr. “This pioneering initiative features an integrated manual-autonomous shuttle system connecting luxury hotels and resorts, positioning WeRide as a trailblazer in premium, autonomous transportation solutions.”
The corporate also highlighted a collection of milestones achieved in China, its house base. Clearly, the corporate is on a roll — no pun meant.
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