Volvo Autonomous Solutions has teamed up with Canadian self-driving truck start-up Waabi to build and deploy autonomous freight transportation.
The partnership aims to combine Waabi’s generative AI virtual driver system, Waabi Driver, with Volvo-built truck, the Volvo VNL Autonomous.
Chief Product Officer at Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Shahrukh Kazmi, said:
“By combining Volvo’s leadership in automation and safety innovation with Waabi’s expertise in AI-driven autonomous driving technology, we are delivering solutions that tackle the industry’s capacity challenges today and paving the way for scalable, reliable operations.”
In 2024, Volvo Group Venture Capital invested in Waabi, alongside other investors including NVIDIA, Porsche, Scania and Ingka.
Founder and CEO of Waabi, Raquel Urtasun, said:
“We are excited to vertically integrate Waabi’s next-generation AI technology directly into Volvo’s robust and proven technology platform – ushering in a new era of scalable and efficient autonomous transportation. Volvo’s leadership in safety, commitment to excellence in engineering, and investment in forward looking innovation makes them an ideal partner to realize the future of self-driving trucks everywhere.”
The Volvo VNL Autonomous is a truck built for autonomy with six features: dual braking, steering, communication, computing, power, energy storage, and motion control.
The autonomous trucks will be produced at Volvo’s New River Valley assembly plant.
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