en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 17, Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide and Uber announced plans to launch a commercial Robotaxi service in Zurich, Switzerland. This marks the second Robotaxi city in Europe where the two parties have collaborated, following Madrid, Spain, as WeRide accelerates its commercial expansion in Europe.

With the support of the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), the Robotaxi service in Zurich is expected to officially launch within this year. Upon completion of regulatory approvals, local users will be able to hail a WeRide Robotaxi with a single tap via the Uber App.

Switzerland is one of the most mature regions in Europe for autonomous driving regulation, with an open policy environment and a significant high-end mobility market, providing a solid foundation for large-scale commercial Robotaxi operations.

WeRide has established a leading commercial autonomous driving presence in Switzerland. In January 2025, its Robobus was deployed at Zurich Airport, becoming the first autonomous driving project in an airport setting in Europe, achieving front-seat unmanned commercial operations. In November 2025, its Robotaxi obtained Switzerland's first fully driverless license and advanced trial operations with the Swiss Transit Lab (STL) and Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).

In the future, WeRide and Uber will gradually expand the fleet size based on regulatory and operational conditions, promoting the extension of Robotaxi services to fully unmanned commercial operations in Zurich's core urban areas.

The Zurich project continues WeRide's asset-light operational strategy, enhancing the efficiency of large-scale Robotaxi deployment through collaboration with local companies capable of fleet investment and operations. In Zurich, local mobility and logistics operator Rydera will be responsible for the daily management of the fleet.

This progress builds on the international cooperation model already established between WeRide and Uber. Since December 2024, the two parties have launched Robotaxi services in multiple cities in the Middle East, conducting fully unmanned commercial operations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and launching public operations in Riyadh, accumulating experience for European market expansion.

WeRide leverages its self-developed general autonomous driving technology platform WeRide One and world model WeRide GENESIS, reusing technical and operational experience accumulated from multiple global locations to ensure the stability and consistency of the Zurich Robotaxi service.

With the advancement of the Zurich project, the two parties have completed deployment in five of the 15 international cities covered by their cooperation agreement. In the future, the two parties plan to deploy tens of thousands of Robotaxis globally, promoting the worldwide popularization of autonomous driving mobility services.

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