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Waabi

Physical-AI platform for self-driving trucks built on simulation-first training.

Proof of life. Secured roughly $1B in new funding to lead the Physical AI push (January 2026); Volvo autonomous-truck demo at NVIDIA GTC (October 2025).

Founded by AI researcher Raquel Urtasun, Waabi trains a single end-to-end AI model (its Physical AI Platform) largely in a high-fidelity simulator rather than on the road. The company targets autonomous long-haul trucking and is extending the same model toward surface-street and robotaxi use.

Category
Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking
Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Country
Canada
Founded
2021
Funding stage
Late-stage (large 2026 round)
Total funding
$1.2B+
Website
https://waabi.ai

Investors

UberKhosla Ventures

Tags

Late-stage (large 2026 round)Canada

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