WeRide announced an expanded collaboration with Lenovo at Auto China 2026 to accelerate the large-scale commercialization of Level 4 autonomous driving worldwide. Starting 2026, the two companies expect to jointly deploy 200,000 autonomous vehicles, including Robotaxis, globally over the next five years, marking one of the industry?s most ambitious efforts to scale autonomous mobility. This collaboration will accelerate the development of a global autonomous driving ecosystem, integrating critical elements across technology, computing infrastructure, and supply chain to enhance industry-wide collaboration and efficiency.
With R&D, testing, and operations across over 40 cities in 12 countries, WeRide has established the industry?s widest global footprint in autonomous driving, supported by its advanced technology platform and a proven commercial model. Lenovo contributes its strengths in intelligent computing, as well as its global manufacturing and supply chain capabilities, providing robust AI computing infrastructure and system engineering expertise for large-scale fleet deployment. By combining their respective strengths, the two companies will connect key capabilities from cloud to vehicle, accelerating the deployment of Physical AI in real-world mobility scenarios.
To address these challenges, Lenovo and WeRide are advancing a scalable technology foundation for autonomous driving. In July 2025, Lenovo and WeRide jointly launched the HPC 3.0 high-performance computing platform, first deployed in the mass-produced WeRide Robotaxi GXR. Built on Lenovo?s L4 autonomous driving domain controller AD1, HPC 3.0 is powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-chip and delivers over 2,000 TOPS of AI computing power.
The platform meets stringent global regulatory and safety requirements across complex road conditions with its auto-grade design and fully redundant hardware-software. From a cost perspective, HPC 3.0 reduces autonomous driving suite cost by 50% and lowers total cost of ownership (TCO) by 84% over its lifecycle compared to HPC 2.0, paving the way for large-scale L4 commercial deployment. Lenovo supports the shift toward large-scale commercialization with its capabilities in vehicle computing, Hybrid AI, and global supply chain integration.
Its AD1 domain controller combines high-performance AI computing with automotive-grade engineering to support stable deployment in complex environments, backed by its global manufacturing and delivery network. Looking ahead, WeRide and Lenovo will continue to deepen collaboration on L4 AVs, including autonomous minibuses and sanitation vehicles. By accelerating the integration of autonomous driving into urban mobility and public services, both companies aim to scale intelligent mobility globally and drive the new phase of deployment.
