{"id":10875,"date":"2024-10-26T13:26:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=10875"},"modified":"2024-10-26T13:26:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T06:26:19","slug":"the-worlds-first-ipo-of-universal-autonomous-driving-technology-company-weride-officially-listed-on-nasdaq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=10875","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s First IPO of Universal Autonomous Driving Technology Company! WeRide Officially Listed on Nasdaq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 25, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; WeRide, the leading global commercial-stage company, was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol &#8220;WRD.&#8221; Upon listing, WeRide became the world&#8217;s first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology company and the first publicly\u00a0listed\u00a0Robotaxi company. The initial public offering price was set at <span class=\"xn-money\">$15.5<\/span> per American depositary share (ADS). If the underwriters fully exercise the granted option, the Company will issue a total of 8,903,760 ADSs.\u00a0The total proceeds from the public offering, combined with <span class=\"xn-money\">$320 million<\/span> concurrent private placement, are expected to amount to <span class=\"xn-money\">$458.5 million<\/span>, assuming the underwriters of the initial public offering fully exercise their option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2540747\/WeRide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><br \/><span>WeRide was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol &#8220;WRD.&#8221; Upon listing, WeRide became the world\u2019s first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology company and the first publicly listed Robotaxi company.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Han<\/span>, Founder and\u00a0CEO\u00a0of WeRide, stated: &#8220;Seven years of perseverance have led to WeRide&#8217;s new journey today. We are deeply grateful to our investors, clients, employees, and all our partners for their trust and support. Together, we have achieved this important milestone. For us, going public is a new beginning, and WeRide will continue to drive technological innovation, delivering safe, comfortable, and convenient autonomous driving products and services to more countries and regions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since its establishment in 2017, WeRide has been committed to\u00a0transform urban living with\u00a0autonomous\u00a0driving,\u00a0providing autonomous driving solutions ranging from Level 2 to Level 4. The company has developed a comprehensive portfolio, including Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), with application scenarios spanning smart mobility, smart logistics, and smart sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>Today, WeRide is\u00a0the only technology company worldwide\u00a0simultaneously\u00a0holding autonomous driving licenses in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, the UAE, <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>, and the U.S.\u00a0It has conducted autonomous driving R&amp;D, testing, and operations across 30 cities in seven countries, with over 1,700 days of operation. In Fortune&#8217;s\u00a02023 Change the World\u00a0list, WeRide ranked eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, WeRide will remain committed to its mission, continuing to advance autonomous driving technology, and striving to provide innovative autonomous driving products and dedicated services that contribute to greener, low-carbon, and sustainable urban living.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 25, 2024<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; WeRide, the leading global commercial-stage company, was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol &#8220;WRD.&#8221; Upon listing, WeRide became the world&#8217;s first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology company and the first publicly\u00a0listed\u00a0Robotaxi company. The initial public offering price was set at <span class=\"xn-money\">$15.5<\/span> per American depositary share (ADS). If the underwriters fully exercise the granted option, the Company will issue a total of 8,903,760 ADSs.\u00a0The total proceeds from the public offering, combined with <span class=\"xn-money\">$320 million<\/span> concurrent private placement, are expected to amount to <span class=\"xn-money\">$458.5 million<\/span>, assuming the underwriters of the initial public offering fully exercise their option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnasia.com\/media2\/2540747\/WeRide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><br \/><span>WeRide was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol &#8220;WRD.&#8221; Upon listing, WeRide became the world\u2019s first publicly listed universal autonomous driving technology company and the first publicly listed Robotaxi company.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Tony Han<\/span>, Founder and\u00a0CEO\u00a0of WeRide, stated: &#8220;Seven years of perseverance have led to WeRide&#8217;s new journey today. We are deeply grateful to our investors, clients, employees, and all our partners for their trust and support. Together, we have achieved this important milestone. For us, going public is a new beginning, and WeRide will continue to drive technological innovation, delivering safe, comfortable, and convenient autonomous driving products and services to more countries and regions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since its establishment in 2017, WeRide has been committed to\u00a0transform urban living with\u00a0autonomous\u00a0driving,\u00a0providing autonomous driving solutions ranging from Level 2 to Level 4. The company has developed a comprehensive portfolio, including Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS), with application scenarios spanning smart mobility, smart logistics, and smart sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>Today, WeRide is\u00a0the only technology company worldwide\u00a0simultaneously\u00a0holding autonomous driving licenses in <span class=\"xn-location\">China<\/span>, the UAE, <span class=\"xn-location\">Singapore<\/span>, and the U.S.\u00a0It has conducted autonomous driving R&amp;D, testing, and operations across 30 cities in seven countries, with over 1,700 days of operation. In Fortune&#8217;s\u00a02023 Change the World\u00a0list, WeRide ranked eighth.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, WeRide will remain committed to its mission, continuing to advance autonomous driving technology, and striving to provide innovative autonomous driving products and dedicated services that contribute to greener, low-carbon, and sustainable urban living.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\">  <\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cision-pr-newswire","category-cision-pr-newswire-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10875\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}