WeRide and Renault Group have returned to the Roland-Garros tennis tournament for a third consecutive year with an autonomous shuttle service operating at the venue in Paris.
The service uses WeRide’s autonomous Robobus platform to transport spectators within the stadium complex. It runs on a 2.8-kilometre route connecting three stops across the site, with journey times of around 12 minutes.
The service operates on Avenue de la Porte d’Auteuil and links key entry and visitor points within the Roland-Garros grounds.
The operation runs daily from 24 May to 7 June, with scheduled service windows across morning, afternoon, evening and late-night periods. This is the second year in which night-time operations have been included, following an initial rollout of extended hours in 2025.
The Robobus service is being overseen on the ground by operator beti, which is responsible for day-to-day supervision of the deployment during the event.
The Roland-Garros deployment is intended to demonstrate autonomous driving technology in a high-traffic public environment. The tournament, also known as the French Open, is one of tennis’ four Grand Slam events and attracts large numbers of visitors each year, creating complex transport conditions around the venue.
The service forms part of a wider series of pilot and commercial autonomous vehicle projects involving WeRide and Renault Group across Europe. These include previous trials and deployments in France, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland and Slovakia, covering both shuttle and passenger transport use cases.
