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Chasing L5: WeRide CEO sees ‘ChatGPT moment’ in driverless cars within 10 years
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5/5/2026

Chasing L5: WeRide CEO sees ‘ChatGPT moment’ in driverless cars within 10 years

WeRide boss Tony Han Xu believes the first fully autonomous cars may arrive on streets by 2035, as global carmakers and tech firms accelerate the application of self-driving technologies despite roadblocks. The latest setback came when Chinese regulators stepped in after an incident in Wuhan on March 31. Authorities scaled back the issuance of new autonomous driving licences after a system failure on March 31 involving Baidu’s Apollo Go fleet, which left passengers stranded and disrupted traffic...

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Chinese robotaxi firms accelerate global roll-outs as cost edge drives expansion
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4/27/2026

Chinese robotaxi firms accelerate global roll-outs as cost edge drives expansion

Chinese robotaxi firms from Pony AI to WeRide are accelerating global roll-outs of commercial fleets, leveraging cost competitiveness from the country’s world-leading new energy vehicle (NEV) supply chain and improved operational efficiency, company executives have said. China’s NEV supply chain had helped reduce the total cost of Pony AI’s upgraded seventh-generation robotaxi – including the base vehicle, battery and autonomous driving kit – to below 230,000 yuan (US$33,700), making it cheaper...

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