https://pitchbook.com/tag/autonomous-vehicles autonomous-vehicles en-US Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:08:55 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/wayve-raises-1-2b-as-it-gears-up-for-london-autonomous-driving-trials The UK-based startup faces stiff competition just when more robotaxis head for the British capital this year. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:08:55 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/wayve-raises-1-2b-as-it-gears-up-for-london-autonomous-driving-trials https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/uber-takes-another-step-in-returning-to-the-self-driving-car-race Autonomous driving startup Waabi raised a $750 million Series C, plus a $250 million commitment from Uber. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:40:42 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/uber-takes-another-step-in-returning-to-the-self-driving-car-race https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/chinas-pony-ai-seeks-862m-in-hong-kong-listing The autonomous driving company is expected to price its shares at HK$139 each, a 4.2% discount to its Nasdaq closing price on Friday. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:45:33 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/chinas-pony-ai-seeks-862m-in-hong-kong-listing https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/travis-kalanick-uber-potential-ponyai-acquisition-autonomous-driving Eight years after ousting Kalanick from Uber, the ride-hailing company is reportedly helping him with a deal. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:00:51 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/travis-kalanick-uber-potential-ponyai-acquisition-autonomous-driving https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vecna-robotics-series-c-100-million The Massachusetts-based startup raised a $100 million Series C, bolstering plans to purchase more warehouse robots. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vecna-robotics-series-c-100-million https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-autonomous-driving-startup-wayve-series-c London-based Wayve has raised a $1.05 billion Series C for its AI system that enables autonomous vehicles to learn while driving. Tue, 07 May 2024 18:10:36 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/ai-autonomous-driving-startup-wayve-series-c https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-investment-mobility-tech-down-70-percent-electric-autonomous-vehicles Venture capital investment in mobility tech—including electric vehicles and self-driving cars—has plunged, with total deal value in the sector on track to be down 70% in 2023 compared to 2021. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/vc-investment-mobility-tech-down-70-percent-electric-autonomous-vehicles https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/autonomous-vehicle-startups-vc-investment-us-china US companies have tried to rein in costs as complex regulations and high-profile accidents hamper growth. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/autonomous-vehicle-startups-vc-investment-us-china https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/air-taxi-volocopter-series-e Germany-based Volocopter has added $182 million to its Series E in its second funding round this year. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/air-taxi-volocopter-series-e https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tpg-abu-dhabi-adq-tata-motors-electric-vehicles TPG's Rise Climate Fund and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ have agreed to make a $1 billion investment into an electric vehicle division of India's Tata Motors, at a valuation of $9.1 billion. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tpg-abu-dhabi-adq-tata-motors-electric-vehicles https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tusimple-ipo-nasdaq-autonomous-vehicle The stock market has welcomed its first self-driving vehicle company: TuSimple crossed the milestone after ringing the bell at the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/tusimple-ipo-nasdaq-autonomous-vehicle https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/rivian-cruise-race-to-build-the-next-tesla Billions in new funding for Rivian and Cruise join flowers, founders, vape pens, cruise ships and more in our recap of the week. Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/rivian-cruise-race-to-build-the-next-tesla https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cruise-rivian-raise-billions-to-ready-technology-for-the-road Rivian and Cruise have each closed multibillion-dollar financing rounds as investor appetite for electric vehicles and self-driving technology grows. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/cruise-rivian-raise-billions-to-ready-technology-for-the-road https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/in-visible-capital-podcast-season-2-ep-7-autonomous-vehicles This week on 'In Visible Capital,' we talk with Joy Tuffield, partner at Generation Investment Management, and Luminar CEO Austin Russell about the latest advancements in self-driving cars. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/in-visible-capital-podcast-season-2-ep-7-autonomous-vehicles https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/amazon-joins-ranks-of-ford-uber-and-gm-with-zoox-purchase Amazon has bought self-driving vehicle startup Zoox for a reported price tag of $1.2 billion, bringing the ecommerce giant into the ranks of other corporate efforts to build autonomous vehicles. Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/amazon-joins-ranks-of-ford-uber-and-gm-with-zoox-purchase https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/amazon-doubles-down-on-self-driving-with-12b-zoox-deal Amazon has made its first acquisition in the autonomous vehicle sector with its $1.2B takeover of VC-backed Zoox. Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/amazon-doubles-down-on-self-driving-with-12b-zoox-deal https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/10-big-things-life-in-americas-coronavirus-capital Coronavirus concerns in Seattle, Silicon Valley and beyond join Waymo's mega-round, Twitter's activist battle and more in our recap of the week. Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/10-big-things-life-in-americas-coronavirus-capital