Oversubscribed round led by Khosla and G2 catapults Toronto startup into robotaxi race with massive Uber deal
Lior Ron details why point-to-point operations, OEM-blessed hardware and rapid AI advances pave the way to future deployments
With the integration milestone complete, both companies are now looking toward the next steps—broader commercial deployment in the near future.
AI and the return of incumbent companies drove this year’s list.
Uber Freight appoints Rebecca Tinucci as CEO, succeeding Lior Ron.
Waabi names ex-Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron as COO, gearing up for driver-out milestone and scaling operations with major partners.
Waabi’s new mixed reality testing system blends physical tracks with virtual scenarios, allowing autonomous trucks to safely face unlimited dangers via generative AI.
Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun says autonomous truck developers should show their safety data rather than make opaque claims about their safety.
Founding partner Jake Medwell speaks with FreightWaves about 8VC’s new fund.
Waabi announced a strategic partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to jointly develop and deploy autonomous trucks.
Autonomous trucking pioneer Chris Urmson and relative latecomer Raquel Urtasun do not agree on how to apply AI in autonomous trucking.
The potential energy and environmental gains from autonomous trucking are laid out in a new white paper from Aurora Innovation.
Three companies departed autonomous trucking in 2023 as Aurora Innovation, Kodiak Robotics and Torc Robotics staked leadership claims.
The financial freezeout of startups by investors may be thawing as FOMU — the fear of messing up — begins to subside.
Uber Freight has more than 100 shipper companies lined up to run autonomous freight, but the capacity just doesn’t exist yet.
Who is leading, following, emerging or out of the game in autonomous trucking? Here’s an assessment of shifts among the players.
Startup software developer Waabi, a late entry to autonomous trucking, has a 10-year deal to haul on the Uber Freight network.
Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO at Waabi, talks about changing the way the industry tests self-driving capabilities.
Self-driving technology startup Waabi has introduced its Waabi World simulator, a technology that company founder Raquel Urtasun said is able to “teach” autonomous vehicles how to drive in a safer manner.
8VC was named top VC in Pitchbook’s Q1 2021 Supply Chain Tech Report.
Waabi has emerged from stealth with $83.5 million in funding and a plan to build AI-first self-driving technology.
