# Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck at Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `008810ee-b126-4d51-89ea-2804be79c368`

Waabi began commercial autonomous trucking on the Dallas-to-Houston corridor (385 km) in partnership with Uber Freight in September 2023. Trucks run with a safety driver during this commercial phase. Waabi opened a dedicated terminal in Lancaster, Texas (8+ acres, 24,700 sq ft maintenance facility, fueling station) to serve as the operational hub. The company reached feature-complete status in early 2025 and was targeting fully driverless operations on this route by end of 2025. Uber Freight provides the freight loads; Waabi owns and operates the autonomous trucks.

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Introducing the Waabi Driver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VvRlhVpRzA). _Courtesy of Waabi_. Waabi's 2022 introduction of the Waabi Driver, its generative-AI and simulation-first autonomous-driving system. A concept and brand reveal, not the production Volvo VNL Autonomous truck (unveiled later) and not driver-out operation; 'driver-out' is Waabi's stated goal.

## Key facts

- **Route:** Dallas to Houston, Texas (385 km)
- **Commercial start:** September 2023
- **Freight partner:** Uber Freight
- **Hub:** Lancaster, Texas (8+ acres terminal)
- **Technology:** Waabi Driver AI system
- **Safety driver:** Present during commercial phase; driverless target end-2025

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** waabi-uber-freight-dallas-houston
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck](/models/waabi-truck.md) (id: `dffa6993-c4b8-42ad-8061-c7a8061208dd`)
- **Company:** [Waabi](/companies/waabi.md) (id: `efd17dd1-0c95-47b7-bc97-5481441b9936`)
- **Location:** [Texas](/locations/united-states/texas.md) (id: `45f67762-10f4-4255-be84-45c73efe25f9`)
- **Operator:** [Waabi](/companies/waabi.md) (id: `efd17dd1-0c95-47b7-bc97-5481441b9936`)
- **First seen:** 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Transport Topics — Waabi opens Texas terminal hub for self-driving trucks** · https://www.ttnews.com/articles/waabi-texas-hub-trucks
2. **The Globe and Mail — Waabi raises $200M; Dallas-Houston commercial ops since September 2023 with Uber Freight** · https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-waabi-raises-200-million-to-launch-driverless-commercial-trucks-in/

## Common questions

### What is the Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas?

Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck, built by Waabi, is recorded as a deployment at Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Waabi operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck at Texas?

Waabi, the manufacturer of Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck deployment at Texas?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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