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This Week in Startups
May 19, 2026
Robotics
AI
Automation
Startups
Venture Capital
Technology
Listen on: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts (1 h 13 m)
Topics: AI | Automation | Robotics | Startups | Technology | Venture Capital
Wave CEO Alex Kendall explains how end-to-end world models are moving self-driving from science risk to deployment across consumer cars and robotaxis.
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Wave’s world models train on hundreds of petabytes, multiple sensors, and controllable simulation to improve safety and generalisation.
The company says commercial deployment is shifting to engineering, regulation, and OEM integration, with launches already underway.
Wave plans a recurring per-mile model, scaling from trucking to robotaxis and other robotics verticals.
"Self-driving in a way that economically scales the world is not solved." - Alex Kendall