Wayve's New AI Can Explain Its Driving to Riders, Building Trust in Self-Driving Cars

Wayve has developed Lingo-1, an AI system that can explain its driving decisions to riders, increasing trust and transparency.
Lingo-1 combines what the AV sees, plans actions, and communicates this to riders. Accuracy is currently around 60% but improving rapidly.
Wayve believes AVs can revolutionize transportation, improving safety, efficiency, and accessibility. But public trust is lacking after hype and incidents.
The startup works with companies like Asda for delivery in parts of London. It has raised $200M and employs 220 people.
The UK government sees AVs as a growth opportunity but needs to update regulations. Wayve is optimistic about the UK's and its own path forward.

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Wayve's New AI Can Explain Its Driving to Riders, Building Trust in Self-Driving Cars

Wayve has developed Lingo-1, an AI system that can explain its driving decisions to riders, increasing trust and transparency.
Lingo-1 combines what the AV sees, plans actions, and communicates this to riders. Accuracy is currently around 60% but improving rapidly.
Wayve believes AVs can revolutionize transportation, improving safety, efficiency, and accessibility. But public trust is lacking after hype and incidents.
The startup works with companies like Asda for delivery in parts of London. It has raised $200M and employs 220 people.
The UK government sees AVs as a growth opportunity but needs to update regulations. Wayve is optimistic about the UK's and its own path forward.

fortune.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/18/2023

29-year-old’s self-driving car startup was born in a garage—now it has Bill Gates’ attention and a $1 billion valuation

8/18/2023

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General Motors, Google Strike AI Partnership

General Motors has partnered with Google Cloud to incorporate conversational artificial intelligence into GM vehicles and explore future applications for generative AI.

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