{"id":"df44a37a-2bef-48c6-86f7-8a508eaa7177","modelId":"dffa6993-c4b8-42ad-8061-c7a8061208dd","versionId":null,"locationId":"e9ddd7a7-0ca9-4987-b35a-532cb7fd52eb","operatorId":null,"ownerId":null,"slug":"waabi-truck-europe","status":"operational","firstSeen":null,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://rover.report","title":"Rover registry backfill","date_accessed":"2026-06-07"}],"notes":"European operational deployment. Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck operations.","keyFacts":[],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":null,"scaleTier":null,"contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T01:07:41.936Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T01:07:41.936Z","model":{"id":"dffa6993-c4b8-42ad-8061-c7a8061208dd","companyId":"efd17dd1-0c95-47b7-bc97-5481441b9936","modelName":"Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck","slug":"waabi-truck","description":"The Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck is the autonomous heavy-truck product of Waabi, recorded in the truck form factor as the Waabi Driver generative-AI virtual driver running on a truck platform. Made by Waabi, founded in 2021 in Toronto and led by chief executive Raquel Urtasun, the former chief scientist of Uber's ATG self-driving unit, it is genuinely AI-primary: a single end-to-end generative-AI model, the Waabi Driver, that the truck cannot drive without, trained and validated in the Waabi World generative-AI closed-loop simulator and running on NVIDIA DRIVE Thor compute. The current go-forward platform is the Volvo VNL Autonomous, Volvo's purpose-built, redundancy-equipped tractor into which the Waabi Driver is vertically integrated, following a partnership announced in February 2025 and the truck's unveiling on October 28, 2025; this is distinct from the registry's separate Volvo VNL Autonomous entry for Volvo's own program. Waabi has run commercial freight on the roughly 385-kilometer Dallas-Houston lane with Uber Freight under a ten-year deployment commitment, but the load-bearing fact is that every run is safety-driver-supervised: Waabi's defining fully-driverless target was the end of 2025, and it was missed, slipping into 2026 and beyond pending validation of the Volvo VNL Autonomous platform, so the registry records the maturity as pilot and does not assert that driverless operation has been achieved. The differentiator claim of interpretable and verifiable AI safety is Waabi's own and is recorded as a claim. On funding, Waabi raised a $200 million Series B in June 2024 and a $750 million Series C in January 2026, co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners with NVIDIA, Volvo, and Porsche, plus a roughly $250 million milestone commitment from Uber tied to a deal to deploy at least 25,000 autonomous vehicles, as the company expanded beyond trucking into robotaxis. Named shippers beyond Uber Freight are not verified, and Waabi's safety-driver-supervised Dallas-Houston running should not be conflated with Aurora's separate driverless operations on the same corridor.","formFactor":"truck","maturityStage":"pilot","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Driverless milestone (LOAD-BEARING cap-flag)","value":"Waabi has run COMMERCIAL freight on Dallas-Houston with Uber Freight since ~2023, but every run is SAFETY-DRIVER-SUPERVISED. The defining fully-driverless (no-human-in-cab) target was end-2025 and was MISSED; it slipped to 2026+ and remains pending validation of the Volvo VNL Autonomous PLATFORM (not the Waabi Driver software), framed by Urtasun as safety-over-speed. Do NOT assert driverless-achieved. The future driverless lane is undisclosed ('to be unveiled later')."},{"label":"AI-primary posture","value":"Genuinely AI-primary: a single end-to-end generative-AI model (Waabi Driver) the truck cannot drive without, trained in the Waabi World gen-AI simulator, on NVIDIA DRIVE Thor. The 'interpretable and verifiable AI safety' differentiator is Waabi's OWN claim - recorded as a claim, not an independently-verified property. Wired to brain waabi-driver."},{"label":"Platform scoping","value":"Scoped to the Waabi-Driver-on-a-truck product; current go-forward platform = the Volvo VNL Autonomous (partnership Feb 2025, truck unveiled Oct 28 2025). Distinct from the registry's separate volvo-vnl-autonomous entry (Volvo's own program). Pre-Volvo Dallas-Houston running used Waabi-integrated trucks."},{"label":"Corporate / funding (current)","value":"Waabi (founded 2021, Toronto). Funding ladder: Series A ~$83.5M (Jun 2021, Khosla); Series B $200M (Jun 2024, Uber + Khosla lead, NVIDIA new, + Volvo/Porsche/Scania/Ingka); SERIES C $750M (Jan 28 2026, Khosla + G2 co-lead, NVIDIA/Volvo/Porsche) PLUS a ~$250M Uber milestone commitment (headline 'up to $1B') tied to a 25,000-AV Uber deal - Waabi has EXPANDED beyond trucking into robotaxis. ~$280M total before the Series C."},{"label":"Cap-flags","value":"Named shippers beyond Uber Freight (e.g. Samsung / 'Fortune 500') are aggregator-only - NOT verified; assert only Uber Freight. Do NOT conflate with Aurora: both run the Dallas-Houston corridor, but Aurora runs DRIVERLESS there while Waabi runs SAFETY-DRIVER-supervised. 'Up to $1B' = $750M Series C + ~$250M Uber milestone, not a flat $1B equity round."}],"specs":"Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck: the Waabi Driver (a single end-to-end generative-AI virtual driver, trained/validated in the Waabi World generative-AI closed-loop simulator, on NVIDIA DRIVE Thor compute) vertically integrated into the Volvo VNL Autonomous, Volvo's purpose-built redundancy-equipped (dual braking/steering/computing/power) tractor produced at Volvo's New River Valley plant (Virginia). Runs commercial freight on the ~385 km Dallas-Houston lane with Uber Freight (10-year deployment commitment). Made by Waabi (Toronto; CEO Raquel Urtasun, ex-Uber ATG). Wired to the waabi-driver brain.","formFactor":"truck (AI-primary autonomous heavy truck; Waabi Driver generative-AI virtual driver on the Volvo VNL Autonomous platform; safety-driver-supervised commercial freight)"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://waabi.ai/insights/waabi-and-volvo-autonomous-solutions-partner-to-jointly-develop-and-deploy-autonomous-transportation-solutions","title":"Waabi + Volvo Autonomous Solutions partner: Waabi Driver vertically integrated into the Volvo VNL Autonomous (Feb 2025)","sourceName":"Waabi (official)"},{"url":"https://waabi.ai/insights/waabi-uber-freight","title":"Waabi + Uber Freight: Dallas-Houston lane, 10-year commercial deployment commitment","sourceName":"Waabi (official)"},{"url":"https://waabi.ai/insights/waabi-series-b-announcement","title":"Waabi raises $200M to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 (the later-missed driverless target)","sourceName":"Waabi (official)"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/waabi-unveils-autonomous-truck-made-in-partnership-with-volvo/","title":"Waabi unveils autonomous truck with Volvo (Volvo VNL Autonomous; Oct 28 2025)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-waabi-raises-200-million-to-launch-driverless-commercial-trucks-in/","title":"Waabi 385km Dallas-Houston lane; 'a safety driver has always been at the wheel'; driverless = planned","sourceName":"The Globe and Mail"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/waabi-raises-1b-and-expands-into-robotaxis-with-uber/","title":"Waabi raises $750M Series C + ~$250M Uber milestone (up to $1B); expands into robotaxis (25,000-AV Uber deal; Jan 28 2026)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/waabi-autonomous-trucking/","title":"Waabi AI posture: end-to-end generative AI, Waabi World simulation, NVIDIA DRIVE Thor; 'interpretable' (Waabi claim)","sourceName":"NVIDIA"}],"aliases":["Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck","Waabi truck","Waabi Driver"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-04T19:26:45.854Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-04T19:26:45.854Z","company":{"id":"efd17dd1-0c95-47b7-bc97-5481441b9936","name":"Waabi","slug":"waabi","description":"Canadian autonomous-trucking company (founded 2021 by Raquel Urtasun, former Uber ATG chief scientist and University of Toronto professor). Builds the Waabi Driver, an end-to-end generative-AI L4 system trained and validated in the Waabi World generative simulator. Targets driverless commercial trucking on the Volvo VNL Autonomous platform; as of early 2026 it still runs with a safety driver (the end-2025 driver-out target was deliberately not met, gated on the purpose-built Volvo truck). In January 2026 it raised about $1B and added a robotaxi lane with Uber.","status":"private; Series C $750M (Jan 2026, Khosla + G2 co-lead) + ~$250M Uber milestone (up to $1B); expanded into robotaxis (25,000-AV Uber deal)","founded":2021,"hq":"Toronto, Ontario, Canada","fundingTotal":null,"type":"brain","reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/08/ai-pioneer-raquel-urtasun-launches-self-driving-vehicle-startup-with-backing-from-khosla-uber-and-aurora/","title":"Raquel Urtasun launches Waabi; $83.5M Series A (Khosla) (Jun 8, 2021)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://betakit.com/raquel-urtasun-launches-new-self-driving-startup-waabi-with-100-million-cad-from-top-investors/","title":"Waabi launches with $100M CAD Series A; Toronto HQ (Jun 2021)","sourceName":"BetaKit"},{"url":"https://www.utoronto.ca/news/road-ahead-raquel-urtasun-s-startup-unleash-full-power-ai-self-driving-cars","title":"Raquel Urtasun's AI-first self-driving startup (U of Toronto)","sourceName":"University of Toronto"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2021/06/14/waabis-raquel-urtasun-explains-why-the-time-was-right-to-launch-an-av-technology-startup/","title":"Urtasun on Waabi's AI-first approach (Jun 14, 2021)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/18/uber-khosla-nvidia-invest-in-autonomous-trucking-startup-waabi.html","title":"Uber, Khosla, NVIDIA invest in Waabi $200M Series B (Jun 18, 2024)","sourceName":"CNBC"},{"url":"https://waabi.ai/insights/waabi-series-b-announcement","title":"Waabi Series B; $200M to launch fully driverless trucks in 2025 (official) (Jun 2024)","sourceName":"Waabi (official)"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/28/waabi-raises-1b-and-expands-into-robotaxis-with-uber/","title":"Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber (Jan 28, 2026)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://fortune.com/2026/01/28/waabi-fundraise-valuation-1-billion-partners-with-uber-robotaxis-self-driving/","title":"Waabi up to $1B raise; robotaxi expansion with Uber (Jan 28, 2026)","sourceName":"Fortune"},{"url":"https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-waabi-uber-robotaxi-fleet-uber-raquel-urtasun/","title":"Waabi to operate a robotaxi fleet with Uber after a US$750M raise (Jan 2026)","sourceName":"The Globe and Mail"},{"url":"https://betakit.com/waabi-lands-750-million-usd-series-c-partners-with-uber-on-robotaxis/","title":"Waabi lands US$750M Series C, largest-ever Canadian tech raise (Jan 2026)","sourceName":"BetaKit"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/uber-freight-ceo-lior-ron-joins-self-driving-startup-waabi-as-chief-operating-officer/","title":"Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron joins Waabi as COO (Aug 12, 2025)","sourceName":"TechCrunch"},{"url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-28/self-driving-trucking-startup-waabi-raises-1-billion-expands-to-robotaxis","title":"Waabi raises $1B, expands to robotaxis (Jan 28, 2026)","sourceName":"Bloomberg"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Founded","value":"2021 by Raquel Urtasun (ex-Uber ATG chief scientist; U of Toronto; Vector Institute)"},{"label":"Funding","value":"Series A $83.5M (Khosla, 2021); Series B $200M (Uber/Khosla, 2024); Series C $750M + up to $250M Uber milestone (Jan 2026); ~$1.28B cumulative"},{"label":"Approach","value":"Generative-AI, simulation-first: the Waabi Driver (end-to-end L4) trained/validated in Waabi World; Copilot4D world model"},{"label":"Driverless status","value":"NOT driver-out as of early 2026; safety driver still aboard. End-2025 driverless target deliberately not met; gated on validation of the purpose-built Volvo VNL Autonomous (described as quarters away)."},{"label":"Leadership / lanes","value":"Lior Ron (ex-Uber Freight) joined as COO (Aug 2025); trucking is the core direction, with a robotaxi lane added via Uber (Jan 2026)"}],"aliases":["Waabi Innovation","Waabi AI"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-31T05:15:38.446Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-04T19:26:45.544Z"}},"version":null,"location":{"id":"e9ddd7a7-0ca9-4987-b35a-532cb7fd52eb","name":"Europe","slug":"europe","kind":"city","parentLocationId":null,"region":null,"lat":null,"lng":null,"reviewStatus":"unreviewed","aliases":[],"collisionRisk":"high","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T01:03:25.652Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T01:03:25.652Z"},"operator":null,"owner":null,"derived":{"trustTier":"unverified","currentPosture":null},"jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Event","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/waabi-truck-europe","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/deployments/waabi-truck-europe","name":"Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck at Europe","identifier":"df44a37a-2bef-48c6-86f7-8a508eaa7177","location":{"@type":"Place","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/locations/europe","name":"Europe"},"organizer":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/waabi","name":"Waabi"},"about":{"@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/waabi-truck","name":"Waabi Driver Autonomous Truck"},"publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":"pilot","lifecycle_state":"active","architectural_position":{"cohort":"truck","sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}