WeRide’s WRD 3.0 Sets Record as Sole Four‑Time Champion in China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition

(SeaPRwire) –   WUHU, China, April 20, 2026 — At the Wuhu round of the Second China Urban Intelligent Driving Competition, organized by D1EV, a prominent 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, achieved first place with a margin of over 10 points. Horizon Robotics and XPeng secured second and third place, respectively.

This victory marks WeRide Driving (WeRide WRD 3.0) as the first and only solution in the competition’s history to achieve four consecutive wins, underscoring its technological leadership in challenging urban driving scenarios.

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 initial win in Taizhou to its ongoing undefeated streak, the success of WeRide WRD 3.0 is a testament to WeRide’s extensive technological development and proven engineering capabilities.

WRD 3.0’s core strength lies in its rapid technological iteration. By utilizing its proprietary GENESIS general-purpose simulation world model and large-scale L4 fully driverless real-world road data, WeRide can systematically replicate rare and complex long-tail scenarios at scale. This approach establishes an efficient closed-loop system that integrates real-world driving with simulation through continuous training, validation, and optimization. Consequently, WRD 3.0 demonstrates robust scenario generalization and self-optimizing learning capabilities, leading to performance enhancements as driving mileage increases.

Through extensive real-world validation, WRD 3.0 has achieved comprehensive perception and planning abilities in dense, highly complex traffic conditions. It maintains stable, efficient, and safe driving performance even in unpredictable situations, including urban roads, bustling street markets, and mixed pedestrian-vehicle environments.

Beyond its algorithmic prowess, WRD 3.0 is engineered as a mass-production-ready system. WeRide has implemented significant engineering optimizations focused on safety, stability, and consistency across computing platform adaptation, system architecture design, and system redundancy. With robust software-hardware decoupling, WRD 3.0 delivers consistent production-level functionality and user experience across various configurations, supporting pure-vision or multi-sensor fusion, HD-map-based or map-free solutions, and different onboard computing power levels.

WRD 3.0 is currently in mass production for several vehicle models, including the Chery Exeed Sterra ES and ET, and the GAC Aion N60. The recently launched Chery Exeed EX7 also features WRD 3.0 and officially debuted on April 19.

Looking ahead, WeRide will continue to serve users in China through pre-installation of WRD 3.0 and ongoing OTA upgrades for brands such as GAC Aion, GAC Trumpchi, Hyptec, and Chery Exeed. Concurrently, WeRide plans to expand its international presence with brands including Tiggo, Lepas, Omoda, and JAECOO, offering its proven intelligent driving solutions to a wider global market.

About WeRide

WeRide is a global leader and pioneer in the autonomous driving industry, recognized as the first publicly traded Robotaxi company. Our autonomous vehicles have undergone testing or operation in over 40 cities across 12 countries. We are also the sole technology company to have received autonomous driving permits in eight markets: China, the UAE, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and the US. Powered by the intelligent, versatile, cost-effective, and highly adaptable WeRide One platform, WeRide delivers autonomous driving products and services ranging from L2 to L4, catering to transportation needs in the mobility, logistics, and sanitation sectors. WeRide has been recognized on Fortune’s 2025 Change the World and 2025 Future 50 lists.

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