WeRide’s WRD 3.0 Makes History as the Only Four‑Time Champion at China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition
Rhea-AI Summary
WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) announced that its one-stage end-to-end ADAS solution, WeRide Driving (WRD 3.0), won the Wuhu round of the Second China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition on April 20, 2026, marking the solution's fourth consecutive victory.
WRD 3.0 combines the GENESIS simulation world model with large-scale L4 road data, is in mass production on multiple vehicle models, and supports OTA upgrades and international expansion.
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- Fourth consecutive win at the China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition
- Mass production deployment across multiple vehicle models (Chery Exeed Sterra ES/ET, GAC Aion N60)
- New model launch: Chery Exeed EX7 with WRD 3.0 launched April 19, 2026
- Proprietary GENESIS simulation plus large-scale L4 data for scenario generalization
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Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | Co-developed vehicle launch | Positive | -0.7% | Pre-sales launch of Aion N60 SUV powered by WRD 3.0 ADAS. |
| Mar 31 | Ride service launch | Positive | -2.5% | Launch of Singapore’s first autonomous public ride service with Grab. |
| Mar 31 | Robotaxi operations launch | Positive | +13.8% | Start of fully driverless, fare‑charging Robotaxi operations in Dubai. |
| Mar 23 | Earnings and guidance | Positive | +9.0% | Record 2025 revenue growth, improving losses, and buyback authorization. |
| Mar 19 | New market entry | Positive | -0.5% | Entry into Slovakia with a national autonomous driving program. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent positive operational and strategic news often led to mixed reactions, with some strong upside spikes and several mild pullbacks or flat days.
Over the past month, WRD has reported several expansion and execution milestones. On Mar 19, it entered Slovakia with a national AV program. On Mar 23, it posted record 2025 revenue of RMB684.6M, with the stock up 8.98%. Subsequent launches in Dubai with Uber (Mar 31, +13.78%) and Singapore with Grab (Mar 31, -2.47%) showed varied reactions. The April Aion N60 co-developed vehicle news (Apr 16, -0.74%) highlights that strong product milestones do not always translate into immediate price gains.
Key Terms
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multi‑sensor fusion technical
hd‑map‑based technical
ota upgrades technical
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WUHU, China, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the Wuhu round of the Second China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition hosted by D1EV, a leading media platform in the electric and intelligent vehicle sector, the Chery Exeed Sterra ET – equipped with the one‑stage end‑to‑end ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) solution jointly developed by WeRide and Bosch – secured first place by over 10 points, with Horizon Robotics and XPeng taking second and third place.
With this victory, WeRide Driving (WeRide WRD 3.0) becomes the first and only solution in the competition’s history to achieve four consecutive wins, reinforcing its technological leadership in complex urban driving environments.
WeRide Driving (WRD 3.0) is the first and only solution to achieve four consecutive wins in the Second China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition
From its first win in Taizhou to a sustained undefeated run, WeRide WRD 3.0's success reflects WeRide's long‑term technological accumulation and proven engineering execution.
Rapid technological iteration sits at the core of WRD 3.0. Leveraging its proprietary GENESIS general‑purpose simulation world model together with large‑scale L4 fully driverless real‑world road data, WeRide can systematically reproduce rare and challenging long‑tail scenarios at scale. Through continuous training, validation, and optimization, this approach creates a high‑efficiency closed loop that connects real‑world driving and simulation. As a result, WRD 3.0 delivers strong scenario generalization and a self‑optimizing learning capability that continuously improves performance as mileage accumulates.
Refined through extensive real‑world validation, WRD 3.0 achieves holistic perception and planning in dense, highly complex traffic environments, while maintaining stable, efficient, and safe driving behavior in unpredictable scenarios, including urban roads, street markets, and mixed pedestrian‑vehicle roads.
WRD 3.0 goes beyond algorithmic capability to deliver a mass-production-ready engineering system. Designed around safety, stability, and consistency, WeRide has implemented deep engineering optimizations across computing platform adaptation, system architecture design, and system redundancy. Through robust software‑hardware decoupling, WRD 3.0 delivers consistent production‑level functionality and user experience across diverse configurations, including pure‑vision or multi‑sensor fusion, HD‑map‑based or map‑free solutions, and different onboard computing power tiers.
WRD 3.0 is now in mass production across multiple vehicle models, including the Chery Exeed Sterra ES and ET, as well as the GAC Aion N60. The all‑new Chery Exeed EX7, also equipped with WRD 3.0, officially launched on April 19.
Looking ahead, WeRide will continue to serve users in China through pre‑installation of WRD 3.0 and ongoing OTA upgrades, supporting brands including GAC Aion, GAC Trumpchi, Hyptec, and Chery Exeed. In parallel, WeRide will steadily expand internationally with brands such as Tiggo, Lepas, Omoda, and JAECOO, bringing its proven intelligent driving solutions to a broader global market.
About WeRide
WeRide is a global leader and a first mover in the autonomous driving industry, as well as the first publicly traded Robotaxi company. Our autonomous vehicles have been tested or operated in over 40 cities across 12 countries. We are also the first and only technology company whose products have received autonomous driving permits in eight markets: China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and the US. Empowered by the smart, versatile, cost-effective, and highly adaptable WeRide One platform, WeRide provides autonomous driving products and services from L2 to L4, addressing transportation needs in the mobility, logistics, and sanitation industries. WeRide was named to Fortune's 2025 Change the World and 2025 Future 50 lists.
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