The British self-driving car company Wayve is claiming a big breakthrough in tackling one of the industry’s toughest challenges — how to “generalise” robotics software so it can drive any vehicle anywhere.
Analysis
September 27, 2022
Wayve is driving forward into the AV2.0 future
British self-driving car company Wayve is making moves as it claims a major breakthrough on one of the industry's biggest problems
5 min read
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John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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