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Waabi Raises $1B from Uber and VCs

Waabi Raises $1B from Uber and VCs

Update: 2026-01-28
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In this episode, we discuss Waabi, an autonomous trucking company that secured $1 billion in funding, including $250 million from Uber. We also explore their unique AI-first approach to autonomous driving, which allows them to simulate and generalize across different vehicle types with less data and compute.

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    Waabi Raises $1B from Uber and VCs

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