HK Stock Market Move | WERIDE-W (00800) rose over 5%, recently obtained Spain's first L4 autonomous passenger vehicle operation license.

WERIDE-W (00800) rose over 5%, up 5.52% as of press time, at HK$15.29, with a turnover of HK$6.3532 million. On the news front, recently, according to WeRide's official WeChat account, the company, together with global mobility giant Uber and AVOMO, the autonomous driving business unit under the Moove Cars Group, jointly announced that with the support of the Madrid government, the three parties have officially obtained Spain's first L4 autonomous passenger vehicle operation license issued by the Spanish Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT) under the ES-AV framework, allowing vehicle deployment on public roads. After completing various preparatory work and meeting relevant operational and regulatory requirements, WeRide, Uber, and AVOMO are expected to launch commercial Robotaxi services to the public within 2026. It is worth noting that this is also the first national-level autonomous driving license obtained by WeRide's Robotaxi GXR in the European Union, establishing a regulatory reference for its future vehicle certification and commercialization in more European markets. With this, WeRide has become the only technology company in the world whose products hold autonomous driving licenses in nine countries, including China, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.