On November 5, WeRide (Nasdaq: WRD), a global leader in autonomous driving technology, announced that the one-stage end-to-end combined assisted driving solution jointly developed with Bosch, a global Tier 1 supplier, has successfully reached SOP (Start of Production). It took WeRide only seven months from project initiation to achieving SOP, setting a new industry record once again and fully demonstrating the company’s profound technical expertise and efficient implementation capabilities in the field of combined assisted driving.
(Wenyan Zhixing founder and CEO Han Xu, Bosch Intelligent Driving Control China President Wu Yongqiao)
(WePilot 3.0 road test vehicle on the streets of Guangzhou)
WePilot 3.0 represents the culmination of WeRide's comprehensive breakthroughs in one-stage end-to-end large models, system-level integration capabilities, and software-hardware synergy. It features functional characteristics such as "reacting upon seeing, achieving what is seen, being efficient and safe," along with architectural attributes supporting high, medium, and low computing power platforms, multi-modal sensor fusion, and pure vision perception. This enables it to effortlessly handle complex traffic scenarios involving vehicle-pedestrian, vehicle-vehicle, and vehicle-road interactions, assisting automakers in quickly implementing, developing, and mass-producing advanced combined assisted driving functions.
(WePilot 3.0 accurately predicts the intention of oncoming vehicles to make a U-turn, allowing for early deceleration and avoidance.)
Moreover, leveraging the self-learning and scalable features of its proprietary AI large model, WePilot 3.0 can swiftly adapt and iterate across countries and continents, ensuring that vehicle functionalities remain closely aligned with local road conditions and the latest needs of end-users.
Currently, WeRide's WePilot 3.0 one-stage end-to-end combined assisted driving solution has demonstrated highly anthropomorphic and impressive performance in multiple countries, including China, Germany, and France, garnering significant praise from customers and numerous media outlets.
In China:
(WePilot 3.0 accurately predicts pedestrians crossing in blind spots, yielding and swiftly proceeding afterward)
(Even at night, WePilot 3.0 comprehensively understands construction plans to safely navigate around them)
(In low-light conditions, WePilot 3.0 precisely identifies and avoids electric vehicles crossing in backlit blind zones)
(When faced with a sudden cut-in by a large vehicle, WePilot 3.0 yields and decisively completes the overtaking maneuver)
(WePilot 3.0 efficiently and safely performs unprotected right turns on urban main roads)
(WePilot 3.0 smoothly and safely navigates roundabouts in heavy rain)
Overseas:
(WePilot 3.0 test vehicle smoothly navigates roundabouts in Germany)
This one-stop, end-to-end integrated assisted driving solution will be delivered to end consumers alongside the annual facelift models of Chery's Exeed ES and ET series; existing users of the Exeed ES and ET will also receive this technological update via OTA.
In the future, WeRide will continue to collaborate with its partners to promote the widespread application of integrated assisted driving functions in both the Chinese and overseas markets, delivering a relaxed, enjoyable, comfortable, and reassuring assisted driving experience for global end users.