WeRide Sanitation Vehicles Enter Singapore

On June 20, 2024, WeRide, a world-leading autonomous driving technology company, announced that it will join hands with Chye Thiam Maintenance (hereinafter referred to as "CTM"), a well-known sanitation company in Singapore, to jointly promote the commercial launch of WeRide's autonomous sanitation vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "WeRide sanitation vehicles") in Singapore. At present, the first batch of WeRide sanitation vehicles have been successfully delivered to Singapore and started safety testing. It is expected to be officially put into operation before the end of 2024.
 
WeRide sanitation vehicle tested in Singapore (Photo source: THE STRAITS TIMES)
Singapore has long been committed to creating a clean, green and sustainable urban environment, and has achieved remarkable results in urban cleaning. The island is full of trees and gardens, and has a beautiful style. It is known as the "Garden City".
 
CTM is one of the largest and highest-ranked cleaning and waste management companies in Singapore. It has long maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Singapore government, Singapore's entertainment and tourism industry, etc., and is a major participant and leader in Singapore's sanitation field.
 
WeRide is a world-leading autonomous driving technology company. It has carried out autonomous driving research and development, testing and operation business in 30 cities in 7 countries around the world. It has a number of mature pre-installed mass-produced products and rich commercial landing and operation experience in the three major fields of smart sanitation, smart freight and smart travel. Since September 2022, WeRide's smart sanitation business has been successively implemented in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dalian, Beijing, Zhengzhou and other cities around the world, contributing to the construction of smart city construction model projects and the construction of a new city appearance that is suitable for living, working and traveling.
The powerful combination of WeRide and CTM will provide Singapore's urban management and urban cleaning with the latest cutting-edge technological support and high-quality unmanned sanitation services. It is a two-way journey of technology and market, innovation and cooperation.
(WeRide sanitation vehicle operating on the streets of Shenzhen)
 
As WeRide's flagship product for intelligent sanitation scenarios, WeRide sanitation vehicles are equipped with WeRide's self-developed autonomous driving software and hardware architecture, and are equipped with a variety of high-precision sensors and artificial intelligence algorithms. They can efficiently and accurately complete various urban sanitation operations such as road sweeping, water sprinkling and dust reduction, spraying and disinfection, etc. They can also automatically identify road conditions, avoid pedestrians and obstacles, ensure safety and reliability, and improve cleaning efficiency. At the same time, WeRide sanitation vehicles use pure electric drive, which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 10,000 kg per month on average, ensuring their own low-carbon emissions while deeply enabling the green transformation of Singapore's sanitation industry.
 
Singapore government officials, companies, and well-known media such as Lianhe Zaobao, MotherShip, The STRAITS TIMES, NewsSWSV, and Ground NEWS have given high praise to WeRide sanitation vehicles.
 
Mr. Xu Fengda, Minister of Transport and Second Minister of Finance of Singapore, expressed his belief on the LinkedIn platform that new sanitation technologies can help cleaning companies improve productivity.

(Mr. Xu Fengda, Minister of Transport and Second Minister of Finance of Singapore, posted on LinkedIn and made positive comments)
 
CTM Senior Vice President (Operations) Lim Jo Hann has full confidence in the safety features of Weyuan sanitation vehicles. Regarding future operation plans, Lim Jo Hann revealed that Weyuan sanitation vehicles are expected to be the first to operate in the coastal area after obtaining road permits.
About WeRide
 
Founded in 2017, WeRide is a world-leading autonomous driving technology company. It has carried out autonomous driving R&D, testing and operation in 30 cities in 7 countries around the world, with nearly 1,600 operating days. It is the only technology company that has autonomous driving licenses in China, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. It has offices in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuxi, Zhengzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, San Jose, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Stuttgart and other places.
 
WeRide is committed to developing safe and reliable unmanned driving technology, with application scenarios covering smart travel, smart freight and smart sanitation. It has entered the commercial operation stage of autonomous driving, and its commercial revenue ranks first among similar companies in the world. It has formed five major product matrices including autonomous taxis (Robotaxi), autonomous minibuses (Robobus), autonomous freight trucks (Robovan), autonomous sanitation trucks (Robosweeper), and advanced intelligent driving (Advanced Driving Solution), providing a variety of services such as online car-hailing, on-demand public transportation, intra-city freight, intelligent sanitation, and advanced intelligent driving solutions.
 
WeRide has extensive practical experience at home and abroad in technology research and development, commercialization and corporate management, and has established strategic partnerships with many of the world's top OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, including Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, Yutong Group, GAC Group, Bosch, etc.
 
In 2023, Fortune magazine announced the list of companies that will change the world in 2023 (2023 Change the World), and WeRide ranked eighth, the only Chinese company to enter the top ten.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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