WeRide pushes into Europe with Slovakia and Madrid robotaxi plans

WeRide outlined a plan on June 10 to commercialize its Level 4 autonomous-vehicle portfolio in Slovakia after a meeting between executives and Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava, with first vehicles expected this month and testing to begin in Bratislava before expanding to Kosice and the High Tatras. The Slovakia push builds on a June 2 announcement that WeRide, Uber and AVOMO will launch Spain's first commercial robotaxi pilot in the Region of Madrid later in 2026 via the Uber app. The Chinese AV developer also took first place at the June 15 Tianjin round of China's Second Intelligent Driving Competition, a record sixth consecutive win.