{"id":690985,"date":"2025-09-20T02:35:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nvidia-eyes-500m-investment-into-self-driving-tech-startup-wayve\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T02:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:35:10","slug":"nvidia-eyes-500m-investment-into-self-driving-tech-startup-wayve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nvidia-eyes-500m-investment-into-self-driving-tech-startup-wayve\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia eyes $500M investment into self-driving tech startup Wayve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang descended on the United Kingdom this week, armed with a pledge to invest \u00a32 billion ($2.6 billion) to supercharge the country\u2019s AI startup ecosystem. Wayve, the U.K.-based self-driving tech startup, could be one of those to receive funds from Nvidia\u2019s AI investment commitment, the company told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n

Wayve said it has signed a letter of intent with Nvidia to evaluate a $500 million strategic investment in the U.K. startup\u2019s next funding round. Nvidia participated in Wayve\u2019s $1.05 billion Series<\/a> C round that closed in May 2024. <\/p>\n

A Wayve spokesperson confirmed that the $500 million tentative commitment is part of Nvidia\u2019s AI startup investment pledge.<\/p>\n

Nvidia said during an event Thursday the \u00a32 billion commitment<\/a> would include funds from venture-capital investors Accel, Air Street Capital, Balderton, Hoxton Ventures, and Phoenix Court. An Nvidia spokesperson declined to comment on the letter of intent announcement.<\/p>\n

Wayve co-founder and CEO Alex Kendall wouldn\u2019t provide TechCrunch with a projected closing date for its Series D round. Kendall did say the company was \u201cworking quickly towards it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wayve, which launched in 2017, has gained attention and investors for its automated driving system that uses a self-learning versus rules-based app<\/a>roach to its self-driving software. Wayve\u2019s end-to-end neural network doesn\u2019t require high-definition maps and only uses data to teach the vehicle how to drive. That data-driven learning approach is used for \u201ceyes on\u201d assisted driving and an \u201ceyes off\u201d fully automated driving system. <\/p>\n

The company plans to sell its \u201cEmbodied AI\u201d to automakers and other tech companies.<\/p>\n

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Wayve\u2019s self-learning approach, which is similar to the strategy that Tesla uses, is seen as particularly appealing to automakers because it\u2019s not reliant on specific sensors or maps. This means Wayve\u2019s system can work with existing sensors like cameras and radar. The automated driving software captures data from those sensors, which directly informs the driving decisions of the system.<\/p>\n

And while Wayve\u2019s software can run on whatever chip its OEM partners already have in their vehicles, the startup has had a close development relationship with Nvidia since 2018. <\/p>\n

Wayve\u2019s generation 2 self-driving platform, which is integrated into its Ford Mach E test vehicles, uses Nvidia GPUs. This week, the startup unveiled gen 3, a platform that uses the in-vehicle compute autonomous vehicle development kit called Nvidia Drive AGX Thor. The gen 3 will allow Wayve to offer eyes-off advanced driving-assistance systems and Level 4 driverless features that will work on city streets and highways.<\/p>\n

Nvidia, and in particular Huang, seems keen to be part of Wayve\u2019s future. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe next trillion-dollar company, you guys,\u201d Huang said in a video featuring his first ride in a Wayve-equipped vehicle on public streets in London. The video, which was viewed by TechCrunch and is slated to be released soon, shows Huang handing Kendall Nvidia\u2019s Thor developer kit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe picked him up from his hotel and went for a drive around Central London through some really busy streets, including Hyde Park corner \u2014 that\u2019s this massive roundabout here,\u201d Kendall said in an interview Friday. \u201cI really loved that experience, and it was cool to show him what we\u2019ve always been building on as a result of Nvidia\u2019s platform over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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