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Wayve

End-to-end AI driver, Nissan, Uber

GB$8.6B privateest. 2017wayve.ai (opens wayve.ai)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view

Raised $1.2B (up to $1.5B) Series D at $8.6B in February 2026.
AI Driver to ship in Nissan ProPILOT from fiscal 2027.
Robotaxi service with Uber launched in London in September 2026; Tokyo with Nissan planned.

Programs

Wayve, one program

Updated 3 Sep 2026

Wayve AI DriverOne neural network that learns to drive from data and adapts across car types and cities, running on car computers with cameras and optionally radar.PilotNextNissan ProPILOT with Wayve in production cars · 2027Updated 3 Sep 2026View program →

Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Research & demos

1 item

Sep 2023
paperGAIA-1: a generative world model for autonomous driving (opens arxiv.org)
Makes realistic driving video from actions and text prompts, used to train and test driving AI.

Upcoming catalysts

Company-wide

2027Nissan ProPILOT with Wayve in production cars (Nissan fiscal 2027)Wayve AI Driverby ~15 mo
2028Stellantis to ship Wayve-based driver assistance in US vehiclesWayve AI Driverby ~27 mo

Company & funding

2 rounds · as reported

Valuation: $8.6Bprivate
Raised: $2.3Bdisclosed private rounds
Last round: Series DFeb 2026
HQ: GB
Founded: 2017
Website: wayve.ai (opens wayve.ai)

Date	Round	Amount	Post-money	Lead
Feb 2026	Series D	$1.2B	$8.6B	Eclipse, Balderton, SoftBank Vision Fund 2
May 2024	Series C	$1.1B	—	SoftBank

Partners & customers

1 customer · 1 partner · 2 investors

Customer
Nissan (opens nissan-global.com)
AI Driver in next-generation ProPILOT
Partner
Uber (opens uber.com)
Robotaxi deployments starting in London
Investor
NVIDIA
Investor
Microsoft (opens microsoft.com)

People

Key people

Alex KendallCo-founder and CEO