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Jan 2026Waabi’s planned Uber robotaxi expansion includes approximately $250 million of milestone-based future capital and a target of at least 25,000 vehicles; timing and milestones were not fully disclosed.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Overview
Waabi is a Toronto-founded Physical AI company building autonomous transportation systems. It applies an interpretable, verifiable end-to-end AI model and high-fidelity simulation to autonomous trucks and, increasingly, robotaxis.
Primary product
Waabi Driver, an autonomous-driving system powered by Waabi’s Physical AI Platform; Waabi World is its neural simulation and virtual-training environment.
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Team size
Approximately 250–300 (public estimates vary; PitchBook reports 260 and Waabi/LinkedIn-derived data reports 200–300).
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Autonomous transportation / truck transportation
Sub-industry
Autonomous vehicles, physical AI, artificial intelligence and machine learning, mobility technology
Offices
Toronto, Canada
San Francisco, United States
Dallas, United States
Phoenix, United States
Pittsburgh, United States
Business model
Autonomous-trucking technology licensing to OEMs and fleets
Direct-to-customer autonomous trucking / driver-as-a-service
Factory-level integration with vehicle manufacturers
Strategic partnerships and deployment programs
Robotaxi technology deployment through Uber
Funding
Stage
Late-stage venture-backed, Series C; private and generating revenue
Total raised
$1.3B
Latest round
Series C · Jan 2026
Latest amount
$750M
Jan 2026 · Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners
Milestone-based strategic investment
Jan 2026 · Uber
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Head of Customer Solutions
Work & culture
Waabi describes its culture as scientific, curious, diverse, resilient, accountable, safe, efficient, and data-driven. Safety is presented as non-negotiable, with a simulation-first and objective approach to engineering and decision-making; careers materials emphasize remote flexibility and real-world impact.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job postings provide role-specific ranges; one US Director, OEM & Strategic Partnerships posting listed $250,000–$300,000 base salary plus equity and annual bonus. Broader compensation data is not publicly established.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time US employees
Equity incentive awards
Annual performance bonus for applicable roles
Unlimited vacation / paid time off
Flexible hours
Work-from-home support
Catered meals, drinks, and snacks in office
Team-building activities and social events
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed. Available evidence indicates enterprise licensing, factory integration, direct-to-customer trucking, and deployment/driver-as-a-service arrangements rather than consumer list pricing.
Differentiators
- —Single AI model intended to generalize across trucks, robotaxis, geographies, environments, and vehicle platforms
- —Interpretable and verifiable end-to-end architecture
- —Waabi World simulation-first development reduces dependence on costly real-world miles
- —Mixed-reality testing and rigorous validation
- —Capital-efficient approach relative to traditional AV development
- —Direct-to-customer trucking model and planned shared technology stack across trucking and robotaxis
Technology
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$10M–$20M annually; one public company-data estimate is approximately $11.2M, but this is not company-reported.
Estimated monthly visits
63.2K
Traffic estimate as of Aug 2026
Signals & risks
Other
Jan 2026The planned fully driverless trucking rollout was reported as delayed from the prior target of 2025 to the following few quarters; trucks still required validation before launch.
SourceLatest news
TechCrunch · Jan 2026
Reports the $750M Series C, approximately $250M in milestone-based Uber capital, robotaxi partnership, and planned deployment of at least 25,000 vehicles.
Waabi · Jan 2026
Official announcement of the Series C, investor participation, Uber partnership, and expansion from autonomous trucks into robotaxis.
CNBC · Jan 2026
Covers the financing, Uber deployment plan, physical AI strategy, direct-to-customer trucking, sensors, and competitive landscape.
Waabi · Aug 2025
Announces Lior Ron’s appointment to lead operations, go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and commercialization.
Open Positions
62 jobs at Waabi
Electrical Engineering Team Lead
On-site
Hardware
Pittsburgh, PA
1d ago
On-site
Full-time