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Wayve

A London company building end-to-end self-driving software. Rather than relying on detailed pre-built maps of each city, it trains a single driving model and licenses it to carmakers and fleet operators.

DirectRobotics & physical AI
What it does

A London company building end-to-end self-driving software. Rather than relying on detailed pre-built maps of each city, it trains a single driving model and licenses it to carmakers and fleet operators.

Why it matters

Wayve is the main non-American challenger in general-purpose driving models, and its investor list includes three carmakers plus Uber, which is unusual for an autonomy startup. Its claim to have driven in more than 500 cities without city-specific preparation is the company's own, and vehicles carrying its software have not yet shipped to customers at scale.

How it makes money

Automakers and fleet operators are expected to license its driving software; it is pre-commercial and funded by venture and strategic capital.

Geography

United Kingdom

AI stack position

Robotics, autonomous systems and physical AI. Companies bringing AI into the physical world: self-driving cars, humanoid robots, drones and factory automation. This is often called "physical AI." Open the robotics lens.

Competitors

Connections (4)

Every connection below is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits. A company source establishes what that company stated; it does not necessarily provide independent confirmation.

Current relationships (3)

NVIDIA invested in Wayve
Invested inCurrent
Wayve named NVIDIA among the strategic participants in its 1.2 billion dollar Series D, announced on 25 February 2026 at a post-money valuation of 8.6 billion dollars.

Source: 2026-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Wayve's own release. It does not state how much NVIDIA invested, the stake acquired, or whether NVIDIA supplies Wayve with hardware or compute.

Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗
Microsoft invested in Wayve
Invested inCurrent
Wayve named Microsoft among the strategic participants in its 1.2 billion dollar Series D announced on 25 February 2026.

Source: 2026-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Wayve's own release. It does not state the amount, the stake acquired, or that Wayve trains its models on Microsoft Azure.

Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗
SoftBank Group co-led the funding round of Wayve
Invested inCurrent
Wayve named SoftBank Vision Fund 2 among the lead investors in its 1.2 billion dollar Series D announced on 25 February 2026.

Source: 2026-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating

Limits: Wayve's own release. It does not state SoftBank's share of the round, its ownership percentage, or any board or governance rights.

Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗

Comparisons (1)

Wayve competes with Waymo
Competes withComparison only
Wayve said it is working with Uber on milestone-based robotaxi deployments across more than ten markets globally, with a first London service planned for 2026, placing it in the same robotaxi market as Waymo.

Source: 2026-02-25 · reviewed 2026-09-24

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Product/market overlap

Limits: The cited source does not name Waymo. This row records an overlap in the driverless ride-hailing market only; it does not establish comparable fleet sizes, geographies, safety records or that the two companies bid for the same contracts.

Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗
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Wayve secures $1.5B to deploy its global autonomy platform ↗
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