tech
January 28, 2026
Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.
TL;DR
- Waabi raised $1 billion in funding, co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with a significant portion from Uber.
- The company partnered with Uber to deploy over 25,000 Waabi Driver-powered robotaxis on Uber's platform.
- Waabi's strategy relies on a single, generalizable AI architecture designed to scale across multiple autonomous vehicle verticals.
- The startup uses a proprietary simulator, Waabi World, for training and validation, reducing reliance on extensive real-world data and human intervention.
- This funding and partnership represent an expansion for Waabi from autonomous trucking into the ride-hailing market.
- Uber also launched Uber AV Labs to collect data for its AV partners, including Waabi.