Wayve, a mobility startup, has raised a £44 Series D extension from Advanced Micro Devices, Arm and Qualcomm Ventures. It is developing embodied AI software for autonomous driving that enables point-to-point navigation across different environments and vehicles, without relying on high-definition maps.
The Wayve AI Driver is designed to operate across a wide range of vehicle platforms and configurations, spanning L2+ hands-off to L3/L4 eyes-off driving. Unlike systems built for specific hardware setups, its approach allows deployment across different automotive compute platforms, reducing integration complexity for automakers and fleet operators. The system is intended to support production vehicles for advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving.
The investment extends Wayve’s $1.2 billion Series D round and will support integration across automotive compute platforms and continued deployment of the Wayve AI Driver in production systems. It also reflects engagement from investors to accelerate engineering integration and joint go-to-market efforts. This includes ongoing work with NVIDIA on AI training and next-generation vehicles such as the Nissan robotaxi prototype built on NVIDIA Drive Hyperion and the Wayve AI Driver, as well as collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to deliver a pre-integrated AI Driver solution on the Snapdragon Ride Platform with Active Safety software.
For embodied AI to scale, automakers need design choice and supply chain flexibility. We’re building an AI Driver that works across the full automotive compute ecosystem, from architectures already used in millions of vehicles today to the platforms powering the next generation of automated vehicles. Expanding our relationships with leading silicon companies helps bring that into production at a global scale, and we’re delighted to have these partners actively working with us on integration and deployment.
AI is ushering in a new era of increasingly intelligent and autonomous vehicles that require high-performance, power-efficient compute platforms to scale across a diverse and evolving ecosystem. The Arm compute platform is foundational to the AI-defined vehicle transformation, and our investment in Wayve further demonstrates our commitment to enabling advanced AI in vehicles and accelerating broad deployment.
AI is becoming central to the driving experience and bringing it into vehicles requires close alignment between software and automotive platforms. Our collaboration with Wayve reflects a shared commitment to helping automakers bring AI Driver into production at scale, supporting diverse vehicle programs and long-term roadmaps on platforms like Snapdragon Ride.
