Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide will operate its autonomous Robobus service during the 2026 French Open tournament for the third consecutive year, continuing its partnership with Renault Group at the Paris sporting event.
The autonomous shuttle service will run daily from May 24 through June 7 along a 2.8-kilometre route within the Roland-Garros complex, according to the company.
WeRide said the Robobus remains the only autonomous public shuttle service operating at the Grand Slam venue.
The route connects three stops — Carrefour des Anciens Combattants, Gate 5 Village Welcome Desk and Porte d’Auteuil — along Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil. The full journey takes approximately 12 minutes.
Service will operate in three daily time windows: from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight.
The late-night operating period is returning for a second consecutive year after being introduced during the 2025 tournament.
European mobility operator beti will oversee day-to-day operations of the autonomous shuttle service. The company has worked with WeRide in Europe since October 2024.
WeRide said the Roland-Garros deployment forms part of a broader European expansion strategy developed together with Renault Group.
Earlier this year, the companies launched a fully driverless Robobus service in France’s Drôme region and conducted an autonomous shuttle pilot programme in Barcelona, which WeRide described as Spain’s first public-road trial of a Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicle.
The company said it currently operates autonomous mobility services in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Slovakia.
WeRide also said its Robobus service in Belgium is operating commercially, while safety drivers have been removed from front-row positions at its autonomous shuttle operation at Zurich Airport as part of a gradual transition toward fully driverless deployment.
The company additionally plans to launch driverless Robotaxi services in the Furttal region of Switzerland and has announced expansion into Slovakia.
WeRide, which is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker WRD and on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under 0800, said it currently holds autonomous driving permits in China, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium and the United States.