Self-drivingSelf-driving software
Wayve AI Driver
by Wayve
Wayve is a British company that makes AI software to drive cars. Its software gives supervised robotaxi rides in London through Uber, and Nissan plans to put it in its driver-assist system. PA Media via The Irish News, 3 Sept 2026
- Evidence
- Independently reported
- Human help
- Safety driver aboard
- Last milestone
- 3 Sept 2026
01Can I get it?
Yes, in places
- Where it works today
- Supervised robotaxi rides in London booked on Uber, with a safety driver aboard, since 3 September 2026. AFP via The Star, 3 Sept 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- Every London car has a human safety driver behind the wheel who can take over if needed. PA Media via The Irish News, 3 Sept 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
Wayve raised $1.2 billion, which valued the company at $8.6 billion.
DigiTimes, Feb 2026Company-reported
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said10 April 2025
Wayve software in Nissan's next ProPilot in fiscal 2027
Nissan planned to launch the next ProPilot with Wayve's software in its fiscal 2027, which ends in March 2028. Mobile World Live, 10 Apr 2025
Still pending - Said10 June 2025
Self-driving pilots in London from spring 2026
The UK government said it would bring forward self-driving pilots to spring 2026, and Wayve and Uber planned London trials. Uber press release, 10 Jun 2025
Still pendingSupervised rides with a safety driver began on 3 September 2026. Neither company has given a date for rides with no one at the wheel.
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 4
Videos from the maker show the robot at its best. The stage comes from the dated record above, not from what a video shows.
The Wayve AI Driver Takes on Turin | Fiat 500e
The Wayve AI Driver Takes on Turin | Maserati Grecale
Wayve & Mercedes-Benz in London
Wayve & Mercedes-Benz in San Francisco
Wayve & Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart
Wayve Live StreamHow 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.
- 5
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.
- 4
Paying customersThis robot
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
Placed by: Uber and Wayve opened robotaxi rides to the public in London. A safety driver is still aboard, and fares start the same as normal Uber rides (3 Sept 2026).
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
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. AFP reported Wayve and Uber are authorised for 15 supervised cars in London and that no operator had yet started approval for fully driverless cars. No crashes or investigations found. Could not open the Nissan-Wayve December 2025 final agreement page (rate-limited).
Sources
- 01PA Media via The Irish News, 3 Sept 2026
- 02AFP via The Star, 3 Sept 2026
- 03DigiTimes, Feb 2026
- 04Uber press release, 10 Jun 2025
- 05Mobile World Live, 10 Apr 2025
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Wayve AI Driver (Wayve): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/wayve. Checked 19 October 2026.
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