Chinese LiDAR manufacturer RoboSense said its digital LiDAR systems have been selected for WeRide’s Robotaxi GXR platform, with production expected to begin in the third quarter of 2026.
The Robotaxi GXR is being developed by autonomous driving company WeRide in collaboration with Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group, a commercial vehicle unit of Geely. The companies plan to deploy 2,000 vehicles in domestic and international markets.
According to RoboSense, the robotaxi will be equipped with two of its sensors: the EM4 thousand-beam digital LiDAR and the E1 fully solid-state LiDAR.
The EM4 will serve as the main LiDAR unit in the vehicle’s sensor configuration. The system supports customization of up to 2,160 beams and provides a detection range of up to 600 meters.
RoboSense said the EM4 also delivers significantly improved perception performance. The company described the system as offering a “17-fold increase in point cloud density compared to previous systems.”
The E1 LiDAR unit will complement the main sensor by addressing blind spots around the vehicle. The fully solid-state device provides a 120-degree by 90-degree field of view designed to detect objects in near-field areas.
RoboSense said the combined sensor configuration enables both long-range detection and near-field 360-degree coverage.
The LiDAR systems will operate as part of WeRide’s Gen8 autonomous driving platform and its Sensor Suite 8.0 architecture.
WeRide’s robotaxi fleet reached 1,023 vehicles globally as of January 2026. With the addition of the new GXR vehicles, the company expects its operational fleet to exceed 2,600 units worldwide.
The company currently operates commercial robotaxi services in several cities, including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Beijing and Guangzhou.
RoboSense said it works with more than 90% of companies developing Level 4 autonomous driving systems globally.