Wayve

Wayve develops embodied-AI software for autonomous driving. Its end-to-end learning approach trains foundation models for vehicle autonomy, using real-world driving data to build systems that can generalize across vehicles, cities and road conditions.

Facts

  • Segment: Automotive
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Founded: 2017
  • Website: https://wayve.ai

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About Wayve

Wayve develops embodied-AI software for autonomous driving. Its end-to-end foundation models learn from real-world vehicle data and are intended to generalise across vehicle types, cities and road conditions.

The company supplies driving intelligence and development infrastructure to vehicle partners. Commercial capability depends on the trained model, sensor configuration, safety case and jurisdiction-specific deployment programme.

Market context

One of the largest capitalized physical AI companies globally. Represents a shift toward end-to-end learning systems for real-world autonomy, with potential applications beyond vehicles into broader robotics systems.

  • Mobileye - comparable profile - peer: Autonomous Driving Stack
  • Pony.ai - comparable profile - peer: Autonomous Driving Stack
  • WeRide - comparable profile - peer: Autonomous Driving Stack

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Investors

  • Balderton - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-25
  • Eclipse - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-25
  • Eclipse Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-25

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Team

  • Alex Kendall - Co-Founder & CEO

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