Ge Long Hui·2026-01-06 09:03Core Insights - WeRide has announced its Robotaxi GXR as the world's first Robotaxi equipped with NVIDIA DRIVE Thor X chip, achieving fully autonomous commercial operations in China and the UAE [1][7] - NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the future of autonomous driving, predicting that most cars will be autonomous in the next decade, with WeRide being a key player in this global L4 autonomous driving ecosystem [3][5] Group 1: Technology and Infrastructure - WeRide collaborates with Lenovo to develop the HPC 3.0 high-performance computing platform, which utilizes dual NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor configurations, providing 2000 TOPS AI computing power to meet L4 autonomous driving requirements [5][7] - The HPC 3.0 platform has significantly reduced the production cost of autonomous driving systems, lowering the price to one-fourth of previous generations and cutting the total cost of ownership (TCO) by 84% [5][7] Group 2: Market Deployment and Operations - The Robotaxi GXR has been deployed in multiple cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Riyadh, marking it as the first Robotaxi to operate commercially in China and the UAE [7][9] - In Guangzhou, each GXR can complete up to 25 trips per day, while in Beijing, it can achieve 23 trips during operational hours; the fleet in Abu Dhabi has quadrupled since the start of operations in December 2024 [10] - WeRide aims to deploy hundreds of thousands of Robotaxis globally by 2030, continuing its partnership with NVIDIA to enhance commercial applications and provide safe and reliable transportation solutions [10]