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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
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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.