日前，启明创投投资企业、全球领先的自动驾驶科技公司文远知行（NASDAQ:WRD）的新一代量产Robotaxi GXR正式获准在北京开展“车内无人”自动驾驶出行收费服务（Robotaxi），服务范围囊括北京经开区核心区域，包括市内高铁站等重要站点。GXR是文远知行在北京落地的第二个纯无人商业化运营Robotaxi车型，也是继去年12月在阿布扎比上线Uber平台后，GXR首次在中国投入大规模纯无人商业应用。除城区道路，文远知行GXR还获准在京开展覆盖北京大兴国际机场等高速路段的Robotaxi商业收费运营。
2024年10月15日，文远知行正式发布全新一代Robotaxi量产车型——GXR。仅4个月后，公司就实现了从新品发布到全无人商业化运营的快速推进，再一次向行业展示了Robotaxi商业落地的“文远速度”。
文远知行GXR拥有行业领先的车内宽敞空间GXR是文远知行在Robotaxi领域深耕超5年的大成之作，具备行业领先的L4级公开道路纯无人商业化运营能力。得益于正向开发的L4级冗余线控底盘架构、开阔式移动出行空间以及全球首创的隐藏式B柱设计，GXR把乘客的安全和体验放在首位，可为最多5名乘客提供Robotaxi行业最宽的上下车空间、最优的乘坐空间以及最大的行李放置空间，充分满足市民走亲访友、往返机场和火车站等多人出行需求。
文远知行GXR自如应对北京各类复杂交通环境作为全球唯一一家在中外均实现Robotaxi商业化运营的自动驾驶科技公司，文远知行已将Robotaxi服务融入广东广州，北京，江苏南京、苏州，内蒙古鄂尔多斯，阿联酋阿布扎比等多个海内外城市市民的日常生活，并将于2025年第二季度在瑞士首都苏黎世开启Robotaxi纯无人运营。此外，文远知行更是携手全球最大的移动出行及配送科技公司优步Uber落地了中东规模最大的商业运营Robotaxi车队。
文远知行Robotaxi在阿布扎比上线Uber平台在北京，文远知行早在2023年6月就已在经开区核心区域内推出纯无人Robotaxi服务。随着最新量产Robotaxi GXR在北京的商业落地，文远知行将持续扩展GXR的服务范围和规模，计划2025年在北京Robotaxi运营数将增加至数百辆，为更大范围的市民和游客提供高品质、高效率的智慧出行服务。
WeRide's Latest Robotaxi GXR to Start First Fully Unmanned Commercial Operations in Beijing
WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology and a Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio company, announced approval to launch its latest generation Robotaxi, the GXR, for fully unmanned paid ride-hailing services in Beijing. This marks WeRide's second Robotaxi model to achieve fully driverless commercial operations in Beijing and GXR’s first large-scale commercial deployment in China, following its launch on the Uber platform in Abu Dhabi last December.
The service area spans key regions within the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, including high-speed railway stations. GXR is also approved for commercial operations on highways, including routes to and from Beijing Daxing International Airport.
In just four months since WeRide officially launched GXR, the company has rapidly progressed to fully unmanned commercial operations, demonstrating "WeRide speed" in the commercial deployment of autonomous driving.
"The commercial launch of Robotaxi GXR in Beijing represents a pivotal achievement for WeRide and the autonomous driving industry," said Dr. Tony Han, Founder and CEO of WeRide. "By advancing from product launch to unmanned commercial operations in just four months, we've demonstrated that autonomous technology is ready to meet various transportation needs at scale. With this expansion, we continue to set the standard for autonomous mobility, making self-driving technology a reality for passengers everywhere."
The culmination of over five years of WeRide's dedication to Robotaxi, GXR features industry-leading L4-level redundant drive-by-wire chassis architecture, open mobile travel space, and the world's first hidden B-pillar design. It can accommodate up to five passengers, offering the widest entry and exit space, the best seating space, and the largest luggage storage space in the Robotaxi industry. Users can hail a GXR on WeRide Go App, available in major mobile App stores.
As the only autonomous driving technology company in the world to achieve commercial Robotaxi operations both in China and overseas, WeRide has launched Robotaxi services in Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ordos, Suzhou, and Abu Dhabi. In 2024, WeRide partnered with Uber to launch the largest commercial Robotaxi fleet in the Middle East. In 2025, WeRide will launch fully unmanned Robotaxi operations in Zurich, Switzerland.
WeRide started fully unmanned Robotaxi services in Beijing in June 2023. With the commercial launch of GXR, WeRide will continue to expand the service scope and scale, planning to increase the number of Robotaxi operations in Beijing to several hundred by 2025.
（转自：启明创投）
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