BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) - Chinese self-driving startup

WeRide ( WRD ) said on Tuesday that it will partner with Tencent

Cloud to promote large-scale robotaxi commercial operations and

build smart driving solutions for overseas markets.

Under the deal signed on Tuesday, Tencent's ( TCTZF ) cloud

unit "will rely on its global cloud infrastructure and

operational experience to provide WeRide ( WRD ) with overseas localised

and compliant cloud services to build an efficient and stable

intelligent driving operation network," according to a company

statement.