TechCrunch Mobility: AV companies pick their lanes

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Mercedes-Benz signs deal to put Wayve AI Driver in cars within 2 years
Mercedes-Benz signs deal to put Wayve AI Driver in cars within 2 years

Mercedes-Benz has signed a definitive production agreement with British self-driving startup Wayve to build its “AI Driver” into future Mercedes vehicles, with integration starting within the next two years.

It’s the first time Wayve’s end-to-end dr…

Former Waymo CFO jumps to self-driving startup Wayve

Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet’s autonomous vehicle company Waymo in January, will be based out of Silicon Valley.

Waymo robotaxis are headed to Munich

Germany’s autonomous vehicle regulations have made it a hotspot for autonomous vehicle testing and eventual commercial robotaxi deployment.

TechCrunch Mobility: The custom chip driving Waymo’s robotaxi ambitions

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TechCrunch Mobility: Two roads diverged — for robotaxis

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Uber is building an autonomous vehicle empire, and here’s every company it’s using to do it

Uber has partnered with — and in some cases made direct investments in — about 30 autonomous vehicle companies over the past two years. Here’s the list and the latest on the partnerships.

Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation

Wayve’s offering is part of a growing trend of AI startups using employee tenders as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent.

Uber, Wayve and Waymo are headed towards a robotaxi showdown in London

Uber customers in the UK can now join an interest list to increase their chances of being matched with a Wayve robotaxi.

Wayve’s self-driving tech is headed to US cars made by Stellantis

Wayve’s self-driving tech will show up in Stellantis vehicles in 2028.