WeRide Passes Hong Kong Itemizing Listening To, Poised To Flip Out To Be “First Robotaxi Stock” On HKEX

Chinese language language autonomous-driving startup WeRide Inc. (文远知行) has handed its itemizing listening to with the Hong Kong Stock Change (HKEX), paving the way in which through which for it to develop to be the first Robotaxi stock in Hong Kong, filling a spot throughout the native market for publicly traded autonomous-driving firms.

WeRide went public on Nasdaq on October 25, 2024, turning into every the world’s first publicly listed Robotaxi agency and the first listed widespread autonomous-driving agency. A worthwhile Hong Kong itemizing would arrange a dual-listing development all through the U.S. and Hong Kong.

Consistent with its latest earnings report, WeRide generated CNY 127 million (USD 17.9 million) in revenue for the second quarter of 2025, marking a 60.8% year-on-year enhance. Its Robotaxi enterprise contributed CNY 45.9 million (USD 6.46 million) — an 836.7% surge from a 12 months earlier — accounts for 36.1% of full quarterly revenue, the perfect proportion since 2021.

For the first half of 2025, the company reported CNY 200 million (USD 28.2 million) in revenue, up 33.3% year-on-year. As of June 30, 2025, WeRide held CNY 3.84 billion (USD 540 million) in cash and cash equivalents, CNY 252 million (USD 35 million) in time interval deposits, and CNY 1.74 billion (USD 245 million) in financial property measured at sincere price.

Primarily based in 2017, WeRide operates all through 11 worldwide places and higher than 30 cities, making it the one agency globally with autonomous-driving licenses in seven worldwide places.
In September 2024, WeRide established a strategic partnership with Uber to deploy its autonomous cars on the Uber platform, starting throughout the United Arab Emirates. In August 2025, Southeast Asian ride-hailing huge Seize launched plans to invest tens of hundreds and hundreds of U.S. {{dollars}} in WeRide, with the deal anticipated to close by mid-2026.

WeRide presently runs over 1,500 Stage-4 autonomous cars, boasting higher than 55 million kilometers of protected driving on public roads. Exterior China and the U.S., it operates the most important Robotaxi fleet throughout the Middle East, with deployments on Uber and TXAI platforms. In Abu Dhabi, the company is transitioning its Robotaxi service in direction of full driverless operation. WeRide moreover holds the excellence of being the one L4 autonomous-driving company with fleet deployments in France, Switzerland, and Belgium.
Authorities directors Dr. Han Xu and Dr. Li Yan, every beforehand with Baidu, collectively keep 72.1% of voting rights, guaranteeing sturdy administration administration. Predominant shareholders embrace Yutong Group (7.1%), Qiming Enterprise Companions (6.7%), Alliance Ventures (6.8%), and NVIDIA Firm, a key strategic investor.

WeRide’s fellow Baidu-spin-off Pony.ai (小马智行) has moreover handed its Hong Kong itemizing listening to, establishing a high-profile race between China’s two principal Robotaxi builders to grab worldwide investor curiosity in autonomous-driving experience.