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


At the Beijing Auto Show, Ruan Chong, a former core researcher of DeepSeek's multimodal technology, appeared as the chief scientist of Yuanrong Qixing, marking the company's shift in autonomous driving technology. CEO Zhou Guang stated that multimodal large models achieved breakthroughs in early 2026, and the advantages of the autonomous driving route based on large models are significant, surpassing previous technologies.
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.