China-based WeRide to start a driverless shuttle service at Zurich Airport
China-based autonomous driving start-up WeRide is to follow a dedicated route transporting employees to various areas of Zurich Airport starting in early 2025. The commercial autonomous shuttle service has announced its self-driving shuttle bus – Robobus – will be deployed at the airport. This pilot project is a collaboration between Flughafen Zürich AG and Swiss Transit Lab (STL), a competence network for developing and testing intelligent mobility solutions in Switzerland. Following a tender process, WeRide was selected as the technology provider for the robotaxi pilot project. The WeRide Robobus pilot project will operate as a supplementary transport service to the existing airside shuttle for employees working at the airport. Transporting nine passengers at a time, the Robobus will…