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SHOCKING: Waabi - What They Never Told You

The ‘AI superstar’ CEO behind a self-driving truck unicorn on why she’d rather hire Gen Z making the ‘AI-first’ transformation than industry veterans

Raquel Urtasun, founder of autonomous truck startup Waabi, talks to Fortune about unicorn hiring in the AI age: “Fear can paralyze your ability to embrace that change.”

Uber has appointed a new CFO—its third in three years

Uber has appointed a new CFO—its third in three years

The company's latest finance shake-up comes as it doubles down on robotaxis and faces fresh questions about its long-term AV strategy.

Investors are betting on robots to replace blue collar workers

Building AI brains for blue-collar jobs

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Self-driving startup Waabi raises up to $1 billion and partners with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis

The AI company, which had been focused on software to enable autonomous trucking, has now expanded into robotaxis

Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron Leaves $5.1B Unit For Waabi's AI-First Driverless Trucks: 'Most Positioned To Lead The Transformation'

Uber Freight founder and CEO Lior Ron is leaving the top job to become chief operating officer at self-driving truck startup Waabi, Bloomberg reports.

Nvidia's mini 'desktop supercomputer' is 1,000 times more powerful than a laptop — and it can fit in your bag

New Project Digits mini PC offers a petaFLOP of power for local AI processing and data science.

Nvidia, Uber, Porsche Invest In Toronto-Based Autonomous Trucking Startup, Waabi's $200 Million Funding Round

Waabi's oversubscribed funding round comes when the autonomous sector grapples with safety challenges and regulatory roadblocks.

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Canada's Waabi raises $200 million, says gen AI driverless trucks in 2025

Canada's Waabi raises $200 million, says gen AI driverless trucks in 2025

Waabi's Series B funding round, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures, brought in new strategic investors Nvidia, Volvo Group Venture Capital, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Scania Invest and Ingka Investments.

Could self-driving trucks solve the supply chain crisis? Meet the AI trailblazer who thinks so

Could self-driving trucks solve the supply chain crisis? Meet the AI trailblazer who thinks so

Prof Raquel Urtasun is the founder of a startup at the cutting edge of driverless technology – and the University of Toronto has been the perfect incubator for her research

The Guardian - UK

A new way to teach robots to drive

A new way to teach robots to drive

Waabi has a new way of teaching autonomous vehicles to drive

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