Wayve Launches GAIA-19B, a Generative Model Specifically for Training Autonomous Driving


UK autonomous driving startup Wayve completed a $1.05 billion Series C funding round, led by SoftBank, with NVIDIA and Microsoft participating, becoming one of the largest single investments in the AI sector in Europe. The company adopts an 'end-to-end' embodied AI approach, differing from solutions like Tesla that rely on high-precision maps.
Waymo completed $16 billion in funding, with a valuation of $126 billion. As an autonomous driving company under Alphabet, its services are already operating in cities such as San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Miami, and it has partnered with Uber to expand its business.
Waymo has completed a $16 billion financing round, led by Dragoneer Investment Group. The funds will be used to accelerate the expansion of its driverless taxi business in the U.S. and overseas markets, pushing autonomous driving into a phase of large-scale commercialization. Dragoneer's participation has sparked market speculation about Waymo's potential upcoming IPO.
Ant Lingbo Technology opens the world model LingBot-World, which is comparable to Google Genie3 in key indicators such as video quality and dynamics, providing a high-fidelity, real-time controllable digital training ground for fields such as embodied intelligence and autonomous driving.
Autonomous driving company Waabi completes $1 billion in funding, reaches a strategic partnership with Uber, and expands its business from freight to Robotaxi. The funding includes a $750 million Series C round and a $250 million investment from Uber. Waabi will deploy at least 25,000 autonomous taxis on the Uber platform, utilizing its AI-driven technology.