companies

Waabi

Startup di guida autonoma di Toronto fondata dalla ricercatrice di IA Raquel Urtasun, che usa la simulazione basata sull’IA generativa per addestrare camion autonomi e, presto, robotaxi.

In inglese

Waabi was founded in 2021 by Raquel Urtasun, a University of Toronto professor and former chief scientist at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, on the bet that simulation-first, generative-AI-heavy development could get autonomous trucks to commercial scale faster and cheaper than the mile-accumulation approach favored by earlier self-driving companies. The company is headquartered in Toronto and had grown to roughly 300 employees by early 2026. Waabi raised a $200 million Series B in 2023 backed by Uber and Khosla Ventures, and followed it in January 2026 with a $750 million Series C co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with Nvidia, Volvo Group and Porsche also participating. Uber separately committed up to $250 million more in milestone-based funding tied to expanding Waabi's autonomy into robotaxis, pushing the total potential raise toward $1 billion. Former Uber Freight president Lior Ron joined as Chief Operating Officer to lead that go-to-market push, and Waabi currently runs commercial pilot routes out of a terminal in Lancaster, Texas, hauling freight for partners including Volvo, Uber Freight and Samsung.

Founded

2021

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Sector

robotics