Alex Kendall

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Co-founder & CEO, Wayve (end-to-end learning for AVs)

AI Rewrites 2017 Multi‑Task Paper Into Working Code
SocialApr 9, 2026

AI Rewrites 2017 Multi‑Task Paper Into Working Code

Like many people, I’m seeing another step-change in coding agents. Our reviewed and merged PRs at Wayve are up ~50% in the last month alone. It made me wonder.. what would be possible with these tools during my PhD? So I...

By Alex Kendall
From Demo to Global Scale: Zero‑Shot AI Driving
SocialMar 17, 2026

From Demo to Global Scale: Zero‑Shot AI Driving

Exciting to see how far the industry has come since we gave our first end-to-end AI driving demo a decade ago. But what matters now is scaled deployment. Every day this week we are releasing a new hour long video of...

By Alex Kendall
Uber, Nissan, Wayve Launch Scalable Robotaxis in Tokyo
SocialMar 12, 2026

Uber, Nissan, Wayve Launch Scalable Robotaxis in Tokyo

Big news from Tokyo 🇯🇵 @Uber and @NissanMotor and @wayve_ai have signed an agreement to deploy supervised robotaxis in Tokyo from late 2026, bringing the Nissan Leaf powered by the Wayve AI Driver to riders through Uber. This is what scalable autonomy...

By Alex Kendall
World Models: From Craik’s 1943 Insight to Autonomous Driving
SocialMar 5, 2026

World Models: From Craik’s 1943 Insight to Autonomous Driving

In 1943, Cambridge psychologist Kenneth Craik proposed a powerful idea: intelligent systems carry a “small-scale model” of the world inside their heads, allowing them to simulate actions and anticipate outcomes before acting. Today, we call these world models. Kant described abstract mental...

By Alex Kendall
Celebrating 11 Years of SegNet with SoftBank Support
SocialMar 4, 2026

Celebrating 11 Years of SegNet with SoftBank Support

11 years since I knocked on your door @vijaycivs and we built SegNet 🚀 Thanks to @SoftBank_Group who tell the full story here.

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Wayve Raises $1.5B, Pivots to Universal AI Licensing
SocialFeb 25, 2026

Wayve Raises $1.5B, Pivots to Universal AI Licensing

Another major milestone in @wayve_ai's history. Proud to say we’ve secured $1.5 billion Series D investment at $8.6 billion valuation. We started a decade ago with a contrarian technical thesis: that self-driving is an AI problem, and Embodied AI will enable...

By Alex Kendall
Wayve Hires VPs, Stresses Platform over Models
SocialFeb 24, 2026

Wayve Hires VPs, Stresses Platform over Models

Big appointments for Wayve: Welcome Girish Venkataramani (VP AI Platform) and Brandon Basso (VP AI Simulation, Data, Eval & Validation). Scaling embodied AI isn’t just about better models. It’s about platform, data and evaluation that earns trust.

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Pursuing Universal Embodied AI for Global Vehicle Autonomy
SocialFeb 23, 2026

Pursuing Universal Embodied AI for Global Vehicle Autonomy

Here's the recording from my lecture where I posed the question I started working on a decade ago at @Cambridge_Uni: "how to build Embodied AI that can drive any vehicle, anywhere in the world." https://t.co/kYuUhiCs0n

By Alex Kendall