Wayve
Updated: February 25, 2026
Founders: Alex Kendall, Amar Shah
Country: UK | Funding: $2.5B (+)
Founded: 2017
Website: https://wayve.ai
Wayve is developing an end-to-end autonomous driving software Wayve AI Driver based on a proprietary AI model. This approach replaces the modular "sense-plan-act" architecture of the traditional AV1.0 approach with a single neural network trained on diverse data to transform raw sensor inputs into safe outputs. AV2.0 learns driving skills from raw, unlabeled data using self-training, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming curation of labeled datasets. Wayve also uses generative models of the world for training, creating rich and realistic synthetic scenarios. Wayve's technology does not require HD maps, allowing it to be easily scaled to new roads and cities. Wayve AI Driver is sensor- and hardware-independent and compatible with any type of vehicle.
Founded: 2017
Website: https://wayve.ai
Wayve is developing an end-to-end autonomous driving software Wayve AI Driver based on a proprietary AI model. This approach replaces the modular "sense-plan-act" architecture of the traditional AV1.0 approach with a single neural network trained on diverse data to transform raw sensor inputs into safe outputs. AV2.0 learns driving skills from raw, unlabeled data using self-training, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming curation of labeled datasets. Wayve also uses generative models of the world for training, creating rich and realistic synthetic scenarios. Wayve's technology does not require HD maps, allowing it to be easily scaled to new roads and cities. Wayve AI Driver is sensor- and hardware-independent and compatible with any type of vehicle.
