Episode

Waabi Raises $1B from Uber and VCs

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No Priors AI
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Jan 28, 2026
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Summary

In this episode, we discuss Waabi, an autonomous trucking company that secured $1 billion in funding, including $250 million from Uber. We also explore their unique AI-first approach to autonomous driving, which allows them to simulate and generalize across different vehicle types with less data and compute. Chapters 00:00 Wabi's $1B Funding & Uber Deal 00:33 AIBox.ai: No-Code AI Tool Builder 01:46 Wabi's Expansion & Competition 04:43 Wabi's AI-First Approach & Simulation 12:03 Roadmap, Capital & Partnerships 19:48 Future of Autonomous Driving Links Get the top 40+ AI Models for $20 at AI Box: ⁠⁠https://aibox.ai AI Chat YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JaedenSchafer Join my AI Hustle Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.