Self-drivingSelf-driving semi trucks
Waabi Driver
by Waabi
Waabi, a Toronto company, makes self-driving software for big trucks, built into a Volvo truck. It hauls freight in Texas with a person still in the driver's seat, and has a deal to put its software in Uber robotaxis. Waabi, 5 Oct 2026
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- Safety monitor aboard
- Last milestone
- 5 Oct 2026
01Can I get it?
Only through a trial
- Where it works today
- Self-driving freight runs for customers between Dallas and Houston, Texas, with an observer in the driver's seat. Waabi, 5 Oct 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- A person sits in the driver's seat to watch over the self-driving runs. Waabi, 5 Oct 2026
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Funding
Waabi raised $200 million, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures.
Waabi press release, 18 June 2024Company-reported
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said18 June 2024
Fully driverless trucks in 2025
Waabi said it would launch fully driverless trucks in 2025. Waabi press release, 18 June 2024
MissedBy October 2026 its customer runs in Texas still had an observer in the driver's seat; driving with no one aboard had only been done on a closed track.
04Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
On video
What it looks like, at stage 3
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
Kicking Off Customer Operations, Starting with Warp
Waabi Driver. Built to generalize. Proven on I-35.
Waabi Overview
Waabi crosses the next frontier of generalization, unlocking truly scalable AVs
Waabi and Volvo demonstrate the future of autonomous trucking
Achieving Driverless on a Closed-CourseHow we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
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Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
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Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
- 3
PilotThis robot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
Placed by: Volvo and Waabi began hauling freight for customers in Texas, starting with Warp, between Dallas and Houston. A person still sits in the driver's seat (5 Oct 2026).
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Pre-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. Uber robotaxi timelines with Waabi were not announced in the sources opened. Waabi's October 2026 deal with Warrior Logistics in Texas was seen in its news list but not opened.
Sources
- 01Waabi, 5 Oct 2026
- 02FreightWaves, 28 Jan 2026
- 03TechCrunch, 28 Oct 2025
- 04Waabi, 19 Dec 2025
- 05TechCrunch, 4 Feb 2025
- 06Waabi press release, 18 June 2024
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Waabi Driver (Waabi): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/waabi. Checked 19 October 2026.
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