Autonomous vehicles startup Wayve has raised a $1.2bn Series D funding round, backed by big-name investors like Nvidia, SoftBank and Microsoft.
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February 25, 2026
Nvidia, Microsoft and SoftBank back self-driving startup Wayve in $1.2bn round
Uber agreed to invest a further $300m separately to facilitate a global ‘robotaxi’ rollout
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