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WeRide: WeRide's home market: fully driverless commercial robotaxi service since August 2025, running 24/7 across Huangpu, Tianhe and Haizhu districts in the WeRide Go app. WeRide says the fully driverless service area tripled between the end of 2025 and mid-2026. Pick-ups are at fixed roadside points, including Guangzhou South Railway Station, Baiyun International Airport, Canton Tower, the Canton Fair complex, the Garden Hotel and Zhujiang New Town. In October 2026 the cars were Geely Farizon SVs with the driver's seat closed off and no safety officer. No georeferenced service area is published.

WeRide (Robobus): Seven minibus lines with WeRide's system: Bio-Island South, Bio-Island 1 and 2, Huangpu convenience line 1, the Canton Tower line, the Knowledge City Yongjingwan line and the Nansha line. Guangzhou Bus Group also runs Yutong minibuses with WeRide's system on city-centre loops, including Canton Tower to Pazhou and Yangji metro station along Dongfeng Road, at ¥5 a ride, with a safety officer aboard and up to six riders.

Pony.ai: Fully driverless paid service that began in Nansha and expanded in 2026 into Haizhu, Tianhe, Huangpu and Panyu (about 300 sq km added), plus University Town, Canton Tower and Pazhou. Routes connect the city centre with Baiyun International Airport and Guangzhou South Railway Station (since February 2025). Gen-7 fully driverless commercial service opened to the public in November 2025.

DiDi Autonomous Driving: Fully driverless robotaxi trial running 24 hours a day, seven days a week since December 1, 2025 in the Huangpu core living circle, with pickup points at metro stations, schools, malls, offices and residential compounds. Riders request a driverless car from the autonomous-driving entry in the DiDi app or opt into mixed dispatch, where the system assigns a driverless car or a regular DiDi driver depending on policy and conditions. From August 31, 2026 the new GAC Aion co-developed R2 also carries passengers driverless in Guangzhou demonstration areas. DiDi's Huiju Port robotaxi operations centre is in Guangzhou.

XPeng: XPENG YOYO is XPeng's robotaxi service, built on its GX SUV, which drives with cameras only. On Oct 26, 2026 XPeng said Guangzhou had granted it a qualification for demonstration operations covering L4 robotaxi trials across the city, with riders let in gradually by invitation code at first. XPeng opened online registration by invitation code on Oct 8 and says rides have gradually expanded from employees to outside users. Guangzhou is where XPeng has run more than 2,000 internal test rides and, since August 2026, road tests without a safety operator in the driver's seat on designated roads. Invited riders book in the XPENG YOYO (小鹏YOYO自动驾驶) WeChat mini-program, and a paid internal test charged ¥1 a ride. No service area or public launch date has been published.

Apollo Go: Apollo Go's mini-program still shows a Guangzhou service area in Huangpu, but booking returns 'route not available'. Customer service told 电车通 in October 2026 that Apollo Go in Guangzhou is at the road-testing stage and not yet open to passengers.

Latest updates

• Oct 27, 2026 WeRide starts a global insurance program for its driverless fleets, with Allianz Singapore and Ping An as the first partners WeRide press release (GlobeNewswire) Officially verified
• Oct 26, 2026 Guangzhou clears XPENG YOYO for L4 robotaxi trials across the city, with riders let in by invitation code CnEVPost
• Oct 23, 2026 Apollo Go isn't carrying passengers in Guangzhou, its customer service says 电车通 (Leikeji) via Sina
• Oct 8, 2026 XPeng names its robotaxi "XPENG YOYO" and opens sign-ups by invitation code in China XPeng Officially verified
• Aug 31, 2026 Fully driverless R2 service trials begin in Beijing and Guangzhou demonstration areas DiDi Autonomous Driving press release Officially verified
• Aug 18, 2026 Q2 2026 results: fleet of 1,975 robotaxis, Guangzhou and Shenzhen coverage grows Pony.ai blog Officially verified
• Aug 12, 2026 Q2 2026 results: 3,400 L4 vehicles including 1,800 robotaxis; Guangzhou driverless area triples WeRide press release Officially verified

11 older updates are in the archive for members

Questions

Can I ride today?

WeRide, Pony.ai and DiDi Autonomous Driving: Yes. Anyone can ride.

XPeng: Invitation only. Riders are onboarded in stages. You may need to be invited or wait for access.

Apollo Go: No public rides. No passenger service is available to the public here.

How do I book?

WeRide: WeRide Go app or WeRide WeChat mini-program or WeChat Mobility Services.

WeRide: WeRide Go app or Zhihui Xiaoba (智慧小巴) mini-program or Suixu Erzhi (随需而至) mini-program or Walk-up.

Pony.ai: PonyPilot+ app or WeChat Mobility Services or Ruqi.

DiDi Autonomous Driving: DiDi app.

XPeng and Apollo Go: No public booking channel listed.

Is anyone in the driver’s seat?

WeRide, Pony.ai and DiDi Autonomous Driving: Rides run without a safety supervisor on board.

WeRide: A safety supervisor rides along.

XPeng and Apollo Go: AVwhere has not confirmed this.

Sources and limitations

• WeRide · sec.gov · Service area: weride.ai · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from WeRide announcements, filings and partner sources; not yet in the coverage sheet. Coverage is limited to permitted zones; check the WeRide Go app for current pickup points.
• WeRide · weride.ai · Service area: k.sina.cn · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from WeRide's Chinese service directory (weride.ai/zh/services); not yet in the coverage sheet. Fares were confirmed on one Guangzhou Bus Group loop only. Lines run on fixed routes; no route map is drawn.
• Pony.ai · blog.pony.ai · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from Pony.ai announcements and filings; not yet in the coverage sheet. WeChat booking covers designated areas of Guangzhou (Mar 2026). Cars booked in the Ruqi app are Ruqi-owned Pony.ai Gen-7 robotaxis; Ruqi also runs cars with other systems.
• DiDi Autonomous Driving · prnewswire.com · Service area: ithome.com · Last verified Oct 12, 2026Added from press coverage and regulator statements; not in the coverage sheet. DiDi calls it a trial; fares and fleet size are not published, and a driverless match is not guaranteed under mixed dispatch.
• XPeng · xpeng.com · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from XPeng's press release and trade coverage; not yet in the coverage sheet. Guangzhou is where XPeng tests and where coverage places the service; XPeng has not published a service area, fleet size, fares or rider numbers, or said whether a safety officer rides along. That outside riders already ride is XPeng's statement and has not been independently verified. Listed as Waitlist until invited riders are reported riding under the Oct 26 approval.
• Apollo Go · k.sina.cn · Last verified Oct 28, 2026Added from Chinese government pages and press (researched 2026-10-28); not yet in the coverage sheet. Baidu's statements that all mainland operations are fully driverless do not match this report.

Nearby

• Foshan Apollo Go · open to the public
• Dongguan Apollo Go · open to the public
• Jiangmen Apollo Go · open to the public
• Shenzhen WeRide, Apollo Go and 4 more · 3 open to the public
• Zhuhai WeRide and Cao Cao Mobility · 1 open to the public
• Huizhou WeRide · open to the public