Jul. 15 at 12:42 PM
$WRD
🇯🇵 Yonago City has officially published the results of its WeRide Robobus pilot, and the message is clear: the project is moving forward, not ending.
The FY2025 pilot completed 759 trips, carried 1,820 passengers, and achieved an autonomous driving rate above 90%. With a second Robobus added, service frequency increased to every 15 minutes during peak periods.
More importantly, the city confirms it will resume operations in FY2026, continue validating the service, improve public acceptance, and work toward a Level 4 demonstration.
This isn’t a headline announcement. It’s another example of a municipal customer progressing from pilot to the next deployment phase, reinforcing WeRide’s position in Japan’s gradual path toward commercial autonomous public transport. It’ also another signal that WeRide is considered in Japan for L4. (as most pilots have historically been in L2). WeRide has muliple projects in L4.
https://www.city.yonago.lg.jp/secure/62033/koutuukaigiissiki.pdf
