Startups

SoftBank-Backed Wayve Begins AI Test Drives in San Francisco

  • London-based startup opens new office in Sunnyvale, California
  • Company will conduct first road trials outside UK in Bay area
Wayve Begins US Test Rollout
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Wayve Technologies Ltd., the UK startup that raised more than $1 billion this year from investors led by SoftBank Group, is joining the bevy of companies testing out automated driving in and around Silicon Valley.

The London-based developer of artificial intelligence software for vehicles announced Wednesday that it’s opened a new office in Sunnyvale, California, and will start testing its driver-assistance system in San Francisco and the Bay area. This will be the company’s first road trials outside the UK.