WeRide, Uber plan Swiss robotaxi debut in Greater Zurich

GlobalData

Wed, June 17, 2026 astatine 12:28 PM CDT 2 min read

Autonomous driving exertion supplier WeRide and Uber are acceptable to present a commercialized robotaxi work successful the Greater Zurich Region aboriginal this year, marking the partners' archetypal Swiss deployment.

The work volition beryllium accessible done the Uber app and is being developed successful collaboration with Switzerland's Federal Roads Office (FEDRO), pending regulatory clearance.

It follows a precocious announced enlargement into Madrid, Spain, the duo's archetypal European associated deployment.

WeRide International CFO and caput Jennifer Li said: "Europe is simply a precedence portion for WeRide, and announcing 2 European markets successful 2 weeks reflects the velocity and ratio of our enlargement strategy.

"Zurich's presumption arsenic a planetary concern centre and premium mobility marketplace makes it an charismatic metropolis for Robotaxi commercialisation arsenic we standard autonomous mobility with Uber worldwide."

Local relation Rydera volition grip day-to-day fleet absorption nether WeRide's asset-light model, with the fleet size expected to turn incrementally arsenic operational targets are met.

The companies person besides indicated plans for a modulation to afloat driverless commercialized operations successful halfway municipality areas.

WeRide secured a driverless licence from FEDRO successful November 2024, authorising autonomous conveyance operations connected nationalist roads successful Zurich's Furttal region.

The Zurich deployment volition gully connected the company's WeRide One cosmopolitan exertion level and GENESIS simulation platform.

The 2 companies person been expanding their concern since December 2024, with afloat driverless commercialized robotaxi services presently moving successful Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and nationalist operations nether mode successful Riyadh.

The Zurich motorboat volition bring their progressive deployments to 5 of the 15 cities covered nether their existing agreement.

WeRide cited Switzerland's autonomous driving regulatory situation and established ride-hailing marketplace arsenic factors supporting the commercialized rollout, and said it intends to proceed expanding its robotaxi operations globally.

Uber autonomous mobility & transportation planetary caput Sarfraz Maredia added: "Our concern with WeRide continues to summation momentum crossed Europe, and we are excited to use our operational expertise to bring this adjacent procreation of autonomous rides to Zurich."

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