Autonomous driving

Wayve AI Driver

Wayve’s AI Driver is an embedded driving software offering designed to be licensed to vehicle manufacturers and integrated with vehicle sensors and compute.

Source contextPrimary specCompany claimReviewed
Sources 2
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

GAIA-4 world model

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Reviewed recordLast reviewed 3 sources ↗6 sourced fields

Product boundary

AI Driver is a delivered driving stack rather than a public research checkpoint. Its operational behavior depends on the vehicle integration and supported driving conditions.

Source contextPrimary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Evaluation stack

Wayve describes using GAIA to test the driver in counterfactual closed-loop scenarios built from sensor recordings. Those simulations complement real-world evaluation and should retain their own evidence label.

Source contextCompany claimReviewed
Sources 1
GAIA-4 world model

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Buyer fit

The licensing route is aimed at vehicle manufacturers. A useful comparison needs the supported vehicle platform, feature scope and system version before drawing conclusions about a particular car.

Source contextPrimary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Model identity

Developer
Wayve
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Exact version / scope
Not publicly disclosed
Category
Embodied driving model and software system
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Access model
Vehicle-manufacturer licensing and integration
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License
Not publicly disclosed

Inputs, outputs & embodiment

Inputs
Vehicle sensor observations
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Outputs
Not publicly disclosed
Embodiment
Not publicly disclosed

Implementation & training

Compute
Not publicly disclosed
Training-data disclosures
Not publicly disclosed
Integrations
GAIA world-model evaluation loop
Company claimReviewed
Sources 1
GAIA-4 world model

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Additional disclosed fields

Commercial Model
Software licensing
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Reported benchmark results

Context before scores. Results from different benchmarks are not directly comparable. A simulation result does not establish real-world reliability, safety or commercial availability.
No result meets our complete revision and methodology requirements for this record yet. Inspect the original benchmark documentation before comparing published scores.

What this evidence does not establish

  • No universal autonomous-driving capability or jurisdiction-wide authorization is inferred. Public weights and pricing remain unverified.

Relationships & deployments

Related reading is an editorial crosslink. Sourced connections describe relationships reported in the cited material. A link to a versioned profile does not establish compatibility with that version unless the connection note explicitly identifies it.

develops
Wayve → Wayve AI Driver
Sources 1
Wayve — official portfolio and company information

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official page read during live research; confirms identity and listed offering. Performance language remains a company claim.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

develops
Wayve → Wayve AI Driver
Sources 1
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

evaluated on
Wayve AI Driver → Wayve GAIA
Sources 1
GAIA-4 world model

Wayve · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

Record history & verified changes

A research review records when we checked a source. It does not mark a product launch or a new deployment.

Initial reviewed record. No subsequent field change has been recorded.

Inspect the evidence

Sources & evidence

md-wayve-driver
The path to autonomy

Wayve · Official release · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

co-wayve
Wayve — official portfolio and company information

Wayve · Official spec · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose or dataset redistributed.

Official page read during live research; confirms identity and listed offering. Performance language remains a company claim.