Wayve
Wayve develops Embodied AI technology for autonomous driving, enabling vehicles to navigate and control themselves in dynamic environments without relying on high-definition maps. This technology enhances driving safety by allowing vehicles to adapt to unexpected situations and learn from human behavior, providing a more intuitive driving experience.
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Mobility & Transportation
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$2.8BRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
$2.3B across 3 disclosed rounds
+17$1.2B · Series D
Announced 25 February 2026
Disclosed cumulative: $2.3B
Reported total $2.8B
Incomplete round history. $530M of the $2.8B reported total isn’t matched to a known round (1 known round has an undisclosed amount).
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Existing autonomous driving systems often rely on high-definition maps, which are expensive to create and maintain, and limit the operational domain of self-driving vehicles to pre-mapped areas. These systems struggle to adapt to novel situations and unmapped environments, hindering their scalability and widespread deployment.
Solution
Wayve is developing an AI Driver for autonomous vehicles that uses Embodied AI to navigate and control vehicles in dynamic environments without HD maps. The AI Driver learns from data, enabling vehicles to perceive, predict, and react to unexpected situations with human-like intuition. This approach allows vehicles to adapt to new roads and cities, enhancing driving safety and providing a more scalable solution for autonomous driving. The sensor and hardware-agnostic AI software is compatible with various vehicle types. Wayve AI Driver is planned for Nissan’s next-generation ProPILOT, with the first equipped model planned for Japan in fiscal year 2027.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes automotive manufacturers, mobility service providers, and logistics companies seeking to deploy autonomous driving technology in a scalable and adaptable manner.
Features
- Data-driven AI Driver software that learns to drive from experience.
- Mapless navigation, enabling operation in unmapped and dynamic environments.
- Sensor and hardware-agnostic design for compatibility with different vehicle platforms.
- Advanced perception and prediction capabilities for safe navigation in complex scenarios.
- Adaptability to unexpected and unseen situations.