# Waabi Raises $1B from Uber and VCs

An episode of [AI Chat: AI News on Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1669990482), 28 Jan 2026, 13 min.

Audio: https://content.rss.com/episodes/365073/2499946/ai-chat-podcast/2026_01_28_11_58_51_d7ee7ca2-2aff-42f5-86c7-2b0b8617b138.mp3

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! 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. 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

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