British startup Wayve announced on March 3 that it will establish a new testing and development hub in Germany, deploying a fleet of test vehicles in the Stuttgart region. The self-driving technology firm specializes in "Embodied AI" that can learn from and adapt to human behavior, and the new hub will specifically focus on enhancing features such as lane change assistance.
Ride-hailing platform, whose previous investment amount in Wayve remains undisclosed, invested in the company in August. Moreover, in May, Group led a funding round exceeding $1 billion, with Nvidia also contributing.
Established in 2017, Wayve currently operates in Britain and the United States and is expanding into the wider European market, starting with Germany, recognized as the continent's largest automotive market.
Automakers and technology companies are heavily investing in driverless technology, viewing it as a crucial factor for future growth and transformation in the mobility sector. Nonetheless, self-driving software systems still face challenges in predicting and assessing risks as effectively as a human.
Wayve's technology is already integrated into six vehicle platforms, including electric models like the Jaguar I-PACE and Ford Mustang Mach-E, as part of their advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).