Waabi applying AI and simulations to advance autonomous trucks


Autonomous Trucks

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Picture an automated driving school for the autonomous trucks themselves. Raquel Urtasun, Waabi founder and CEO (Photo: Supplied)Who is Urtasun? Once that related business unit was sold to Aurora Innovation, she and many team members established Waabi and its focus on autonomous trucks rather than cars. “That’s the beauty of autonomous trucks, that you could see an uptime of 16 to 18 hours if you have that system in place. But the “safety drivers” who have to ride along inside autonomous trucks during today’s tests will eventually need to be removed, he adds.