# GENESIS

WeRide’s CEO: L3 Won’t Steal L4’s Thunder — China’s Robotaxi Push Aims for Scale, Pure‑Driverless Ops and Cost Edge

WeRide’s CEO Han Xu argues that L3 autonomy will not undercut L4 Robotaxi commercialisation, and that China’s data depth plus domestic hardware cost control give L4 firms a competitive edge. The company has crossed the 1,000‑vehicle deployment threshold, achieved pure‑driverless operations in multiple cities, and is leaning on a high‑fidelity simulator (GENESIS) and healthy cash reserves to scale further and pursue profitability.