Waabi
Waabi is an autonomous trucking startup, building the underlying technology using Generative AI. Founded by Raquel Urtasun, Waabi investors include: VGVC, Khosla Ventures, Uber, Radical Ventures, 8VC, OMERS Ventures, and BDC.
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For the last two decades, Raquel Urtasun, founder and CEO of autonomous trucking startup Waabi, has been developing AI systems that can reason as a human would. The AI pioneer…
Waabi and Uber Freight partner to accelerate autonomous trucking
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi is committing billions of miles of driverless capacity to the Uber Freight network as part of a 10-year strategic partnership between the two companies. Starting this…
Self-driving truck startup Waabi brings on Volvo VC as strategic investor
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has bagged Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, the automaker’s VC arm, as a strategic investor. The companies aren’t disclosing the amount invested, nor many other details…
Waabi unveils its first-generation self-driving truck
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi has unveiled its first generation of trucks that are purpose-built for OEM integration. The trucks are powered by the Waabi Driver, a combination of Waabi’s software,…
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Raquel Urtasun founded Waabi in 2021 after spending nearly three years as Uber’s R&D head of Advanced Technology Group (ATG). Waabi’s mission is to develop an AI-first approach to speed…
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Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun on the importance of differentiating your startup
Raquel Urtasun discusses starting a business after working for a larger company, the surprises of being a founder and why freight will be the first AV industry to commercialize at…
Testing autonomous vehicles on public roads is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, and one that Raquel Urtasun, former chief scientist at Uber ATG, doesn’t think is the most expedient route…
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Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun explains why it was the right time to launch an AV technology startup
Autonomous vehicle startup Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun joined Mobility 2021 to talk about her new venture and the challenges facing the self-driving vehicle industry.
AI pioneer Raquel Urtasun launches self-driving technology startup with backing from Khosla, Uber and Aurora
One of the lingering mysteries from Uber’s sale of its Uber ATG self-driving unit to Aurora has been solved. Raquel Urtasun, the AI pioneer who was the chief scientist at…
