Analysis

April 17, 2025

Wayve plays advantage as tariffs threaten self-driving vehicles market

Tariffs pose a lower threat to Wayve’s pipeline than most autonomous vehicle startups


Wayve's autonomous driving fleet

Weeks after unveiling a new testing hub in Germany, autonomous vehicle startup Wayve has pressed ahead with its international expansion, largely insulated from punishing US tariffs that threaten to turn the wider industry on its head. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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