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Waabi

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Waabi develops the Waabi Driver, a foundation-model-based Level 4 AI system for long-haul autonomous trucking built entirely on generative AI simulation (Waabi World) before real-world deployment. The company launched first commercial autonomous deliveries between Dallas and Houston in September 2023 with Uber Freight as named commercial partner via a 10-year deployment agreement. In February 2025, Waabi and Volvo Autonomous Solutions announced joint development of Level 4 systems for Volvo long-haul trucks. In January 2026, Waabi raised $750M and announced a partnership with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis, signalling expansion from trucking to passenger mobility.

HeadquartersToronto, CA
Founded2021
Corporate funding$1.0B
Team201-500
Deployments1
Open roles59
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries C
FoundersRaquel Urtasun (CEO & Founder)
Regions servedUS, CA
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinelogistics

Waabi Driver

  • Level 4 autonomous trucking across highway and surface streets, trained and validated entirely in simulation (Waabi World) before road deployment; no safety driver required on commercial routes

    vendor-defined: fully driverless autonomous operation on predefined commercial routes; simulation-first training methodology eliminates need for supervised on-road data collection

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-01-28Uberrobotaxi platformUS25000Announcement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordKhosla VenturesG2 Venture PartnersUber TechnologiesNVIDIAVolvo GroupPorsche Automobil Holding
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles59

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-01-28Closed $750M round co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners; announced partnership with Uber to deploy 25,000 Waabi-powered robotaxis on Uber's global platformTechCrunch
2023-09-21Launched first commercial autonomous truck deliveries between Dallas and Houston with Uber Freight as named partner under a 10-year deployment agreement: Waabi Driver began hauling live commercial loadsGlobeNewswire
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources