Chinese self-driving technology firm WeRide has revved up its international expansion with a pilot project testing fully autonomous cars in Switzerland through a partnership with the country's national railway operator.

WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) announced on Tuesday that the company is the technology provider for an innovative autonomous driving pilot project in Switzerland. The project was noted to be funded by the Canton of Zurich and the Swiss national railway Schweizerische Bundesbahnen and managed by the Swiss Transit Lab,

Developed by WeRide, the Robobus can accommodate nine passengers, and it is the first commercial autonomous bus shuttle project at a European airport.