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Buzzy , well - funded U.K. startup Wayve isstarting to testits self - learning automated drive software package in San Francisco , and it ’s celebrating that ledger entry into the U.S. by also opening an office in Sunnyvale , California .
Wayve says it will start by try a more limited version of its automated drive arrangement — which is self - get a line versus rules - based , similar to Tesla ’s approaching — before trying anything more advanced . That means test drivers will be zipper around the Bay Area with their hands off the cycle of a lowly fleet of kitted - out Mustang Mach - E EVs .
The expansion come just a few months after ablockbuster$1 billion funding round of drinks for Wayve lead by SoftBank Group and that also included Nvidia , Microsoft , and — a few months later — Uber . The companionship ’s end is to one Clarence Day sell its “ Embodied AI ” not only to other car manufacturer looking for a ego - driving solution , but also to robotics companies .
