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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 45 MIN

Uber, Nissan, and Mercedes Chose This Self-Driving Startup | Alex Kendall, Wayve

from Gradient Dissent: Conversations on AI

"Every vehicle is capable of driverless operation. That's clearly the steady state of where we're going."Wayve started in a rented house in Cambridge with $1.5M, a car in the garage, and an aim to integrate end-to-end AI into driving. A decade later it's driven across 506 cities without a single HD map and is worth over $8.6 billion.In this episode, CEO Alex Kendall joins Lukas Biewald to talk about how he built the AI driver Uber, Nvidia, Mercedes, and Nissan all backed, and why putting self-driving AI into 100 million cars a year is a far bigger bet than 10,000 robotaxis.Waymo and Tesla both come up. He doesn't shy away.Connect with us here:Alex KendallLukas BiewaldWayveWeights and Biases

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