Deployment record · DEP-BE-001
De Lijn lijn 16 — autonome shuttle Leuven station – Heverlee (AMAM / WeRide Robobus)
Leuven / Heverlee (Vlaams Gewest, prov. Vlaams-Brabant), Belgium · Supervised testing
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CountryBelgium
LocationLeuven / Heverlee (Vlaams Gewest, prov. Vlaams-Brabant)
StatusSupervised testing
Service typepublic transport contracted
Status as of23 Jan 2026
Record confidenceLow
Fleet size2
Actual start11 Sept 2025
Operating scope
Dense mixed urban traffic on ordinary city streets — Leuven station, Maria-Theresiastraat, Naamsestraat, Naamsesteenweg, Reeboklaan (Heverlee). Described by Urban Transport Magazine as the first operation of autonomous vehicles in dense urban traffic in Belgium. Signalised junctions included.
ADS developer
WeRide
Verified ADS developer profiles
Evidence
Last record update: 14 Aug 2026. “Not established” means the field was not verified in the available research; it is not a confirmed absence.
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