Self-driving truck startup Waabi is teaming up with Uber on robotaxis

Waabi, the Toronto-based autonomous trucking startup, is expanding its portfolio to see robotaxis. And it's bringing Uber on for the ride.

Raquel Urtasun, the erstwhile main idiosyncratic astatine Uber's present defunct Advanced Technologies Group, founded Waabi successful 2021 to beryllium a much "AI-centric approach" to autonomous vehicles. That attack initially focused connected trucking, with Waabi utilizing its proprietary bundle to automate driving connected commercialized transportation routes successful Texas. But with self-driving trucks turning retired to beryllium a mode harder occupation than primitively thought, and robotaxis seemingly having their ain moment, Waabi is present turning its absorption to car …

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