WeRide is once again operating an autonomous bus service at the Roland-Garros tennis tournament in Paris, France – marking the third consecutive year of operations in partnership with Renault Group. Since 2024, the WeRide Robobus has provided the only autonomous public shuttle service at Roland-Garros, showcasing next-generation autonomous driving technology at one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.
Held annually in Paris, Roland-Garros – also known as the French Open – is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, drawing top-ranked players and hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. Its high‑density, high‑demand transport environment offers a real‑world stage to demonstrate the maturity and reliability of WeRide’s autonomous driving technology. This year, beti serves as the vehicle operator, overseeing daily on-ground operations.
During the event, the Robobus will operate along a 2.8km route with a journey time of 12 minutes, connecting three stops – Carrefour des Anciens Combattants, Gate 5 Village Welcome Desk, and Porte d’Auteuil – along Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil, which runs through the Roland-Garros stadium complex.
The service runs from May 24 to June 7, operating daily from 10.30am to 5pm, 6pm to 8pm, and 10pm to midnight. It also marks the second consecutive year of night‑time operations at Roland‑Garros, extending service hours following a successful rollout in 2025. This builds on WeRide and Renault Group’s broader collaboration across Europe, including the launch of a fully driverless Robobus service in France’s Drôme region in March 2025, and a pilot service in central Barcelona the same month – marking Spain’s first public‑road trial of a L4 autonomous vehicle for passenger transport.
Europe is a key market in WeRide’s global expansion strategy, with active deployments across France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Slovakia. Beyond France and Spain, WeRide’s Robobus is now in regular commercial operation in Belgium and has removed the front‑row safety driver from its Robobus at Zurich Airport, marking a key step towards fully driverless operations. In parallel, driverless robotaxi services are set to launch in Furttal, Switzerland, while WeRide has also recently announced its entry into Slovakia as part of Europe’s first large-scale, multi-product autonomous driving commercial deployment.