WeRide.ai is a Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company that develops self-driving cars and related software. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. WeRide.ai has partnerships with several automakers and ride-hailing companies, including Nissan, Renault, and Lyft, and has conducted extensive testing of its autonomous vehicles on public roads in China and the United States. In 2019, WeRide.ai became the first Chinese company to receive a permit to test autonomous vehicles without a safety driver in California.