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Uber x Wayve autonomous driving London

Wayve and Uber (Sep 3 2026) launched supervised autonomous rides in London on the Uber app, saying Londoners requesting UberX, Uber Electric, or Uber Comfort may be matched with a Wayve-powered electric Ford Mustang Mach-E at no extra cost, with a TfL-licensed safety driver onboard in the initial phase. Treat fleet size and expansion plans as company-stated (Wayve).

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Type
development
Status
Activejust announced
Announced
2026-08-21
2 months ago
Active for
2 months

Who’s involved

Uberdeployer

Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) is a global ride-hailing and delivery platform. Committed $10B+ to autonomous vehicle investments through equity stakes and robotaxi fleet agreements. Partners with Waymo (exploring exit), serves as AV deployment channel in Austin and Atlanta. Exploring split with [Waymo](/companies/waymo) as tensions deepen. Stock down 16% YTD 2026.

HQSan Francisco, CAuber.com35 partnerships

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Wayvetechnology provider

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).

HQLondon, United Kingdomwayvent.com8 partnerships

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Sources (3)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/23/techcrunch-mobility-the-custom-chip-driving-waymos-robotaxi-ambitions/
  2. https://wayve.ai/press/wayve-uber-launch-autonomous-rides/
  3. https://wayve.ai/press/wayve-uber-phv-license/

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