WeRide unveils one-stage end-to-end assisted driving solution ‘WePilot AiDrive’

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- On August 21, WeRide launched WePilot AiDrive, a one-step end-to-end ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) solution jointly developed with Bosch, according to a post on WeRide's WeChat account. The rollout comes just six months after the two companies brought their two-step solution into mass production.

The new solution has already passed core functionality tests and is expected to enter mass production in 2025, marking a step toward broader, smarter, and more efficient deployment of advanced driver-assistance technologies worldwide.

Unlike the traditional two-stage process of "perception then decision-making," WePilot AiDrive functions more like an experienced human driver—reacting immediately at the moment of perception. This design shortens response paths, improves reaction speed, and allows for greater tolerance of real-world driving complexities.

Official demonstrations show the system managing a wide range of complex urban and suburban scenarios, including confident lane changes in heavy traffic, rerouting through unmarked construction zones, unprotected turns, pedestrian-vehicle interactions, sharp curves, smooth start-stop maneuvers in queues, narrow village roads, and roadside obstacles—all while balancing safety, comfort, and efficiency.

The one-step architecture also introduces three structural advantages: scalable computing power adaptation, compatibility with different sensor configurations, and the ability to iterate updates within days rather than months.

WePilot AiDrive can operate with multimodal sensor fusion or pure vision setups. It scales across both high-performance and mid-to-low computing platforms through model distillation, while middleware decouples algorithms from hardware and software layers. This modular approach enables faster rollout and mass production of L2 assisted driving functions.

By leveraging vast volumes of driving data, the system automatically generates training labels, broadening its coverage of edge cases and improving its handling of rare "long-tail" scenarios. This continuous, low-cost, and rapid improvement process ensures the product remains up-to-date and increasingly refined with everyday use.

WeRide says WePilot AiDrive already demonstrates human-like decision-making in L2 assisted driving capabilities, with strong safety performance across multiple driving environments. With mass production slated for 2025, the system is set to offer consumers a more efficient and safer assisted driving experience.