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Company

Wayve

UK embodied-AI / autonomous-driving company (London; founded 2017) building the AI Driver end-to-end driving foundation model + GAIA generative world models; OEM-agnostic licensed brain (SoftBank/Nvidia-backed).

Based in London, United Kingdom · Founded 2017


Machine-readable surfaces

Key facts

Models
AI Driver (AV2.0 driving FM) + GAIA generative world models + LINGO.
Distinction
Foundation-model-first, OEM-agnostic LICENSED brain (vs captive robotaxi stacks); Nissan ProPilot FY2027.
HQ
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2017
Status
private (~$1.05B Series C 2024; ~$1.2B round 2026)
Type
brain
ID
98cff103-192b-42b7-80e0-d66ba63f0e11

Brains developed (1)

Supplies to

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Sources (3)

  1. https://wayve.ai/press/series-c/
  2. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20523
  3. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/self-driving-tech-startup-wayve-raises-1-2b-from-nvidia-uber-and-three-automakers/

Common questions

What is Wayve?
UK embodied-AI / autonomous-driving company (London; founded 2017) building the AI Driver end-to-end driving foundation model + GAIA generative world models; OEM-agnostic licensed brain (SoftBank/Nvidia-backed).
Where is Wayve based?
Wayve is based in London, United Kingdom.
When was Wayve founded?
Wayve was founded in 2017.
What does Wayve make?
Wayve is a robot brain developer: 1 foundation model or autonomy stack on the DEPLOY registry are credited to Wayve.