Self-Driving Truck Startup Waabi’s billion-dollar fundraise It’s not just about trucks.
The deal, combined with a $750 million upfront deal from Uber plus $250 million tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raquel Urtasun. It also feels like Uber has another chip on the autonomous vehicle roulette table. With more than 20 AV partners around the world, the question is not just whether Wabi can deliver on its plan to deploy more than 25,000 robotaxis, but also whether Uber’s strategy of betting on everything really works.
see as equity Podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and Anthony Ha discuss Uber’s AV partnership strategy, why Wabi’s “simulation-first” approach may be different, and more headlines of the week.
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