Nvidia to Invest $500 Million in Wayve, Waymo gets SFO Approval

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:

💰 Nvidia Explores $500 Million Investment in UK Self-Driving Startup Wayve. “Nvidia NVDA 0.00%↑ has signed a letter of intent for a possible $500 million investment in the next funding round at Britain’s Wayve, the autonomous driving technology group said.”

😮 Gatik Soon to Have the Largest Autonomous Fleet in North America.

✈ Waymo Approved to Start Testing Autonomous Vehicles at San Francisco International Airport.

👉 Lucid Kicks off Its Nuro-Uber Robotaxi Deal With Delivery of First Vehicle. “In July, Lucid, Uber UBER 0.00%↑, and Nuro announced a massive robotaxi deal that would see the deployment of 20,000 autonomous vehicles in the US over the next six years. But every journey begins with a single step, and today Lucid announced the delivery of the first Gravity SUV to Nuro for retrofitting.”

🏛 Amazon’s Zoox Seeks U.S. Approval to Deploy Autonomous Vehicles.

📌 Alibaba Teams with SAIC on US$160m Fund for Connected Car.

🚗 Qualcomm’s Strategic Expansion in Automotive Tech via the HARMAN Partnership.

⚡ Tesla Cleared to Bring Robotaxis to Phoenix for Testing.

🌍 Grab, WeRide To Start Singapore Driverless Shuttle Service In 2026.

💲 Uber CEO Predicts How Self-Driving Car Fleets Could Work Financially.