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shāng yè
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United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
joint / combined
liánhé
联合
investment
tóuzī
投资
。

United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
to close / to complete
wánchéng
完成
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
financing / fundraising
róngzī
融资
，
investors / investing parties
tóuzī fāng
投资方
including / comprising
bāokuò
包括
AMD (semiconductor company)
AMD
AMD
、
Arm (chip architecture company)
Arm
Arm
and
hé
和
Qualcomm (semiconductor company)
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
。
funds / capital
zījīn
资金
will / about to
jiāng
将
to be used for
yòngyú
用于
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
the company / said company
gāi gōngsī
该公司
mapless / without HD maps
wú dìtú
无地图
artificial intelligence / AI
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
driving / to drive
jiàshǐ
驾驶
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
deployment / to deploy
bùshǔ
部署
。

April 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM

United Kingdom / British
Yīngguó
英国
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
startup company
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
，
to receive / to obtain
huòdé
获得
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
companies / enterprises
qǐyè
企业
AMD (semiconductor company)
AMD
AMD
、
Arm (chip architecture company)
Arm
Arm
and
hé
和
Qualcomm (semiconductor company)
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
combined total / altogether
héjì
合计
$60 million
liùqiān wàn měiyuán
六千万美元
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
investment
tóuzī
投资
。
this sum / this amount
zhè bǐ
这笔
financing / fundraising
róngzī
融资
is / forms part of
shì
是
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
last year
qùnián
去年
completed / closed
wánchéng de
完成的
$1.2 billion
shí èr yì měiyuán
十二亿美元
Series D (funding round)
D lún
D轮
financing / fundraising
róngzī
融资
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
extension / continuation
yánshēn
延伸
。
previously / before this
cǐqián
此前
，
NVIDIA (semiconductor company)
Yīngwéidá
英伟达
also / too
yě
也
to participate in / to join
cānyù
参与
(completion particle)
le
了
the said / this
gāi
该
funding round
róngzī lún
融资轮
，
meaning that / indicating that
yìwèizhe
意味着
the four major
sì dà
四大
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
giant / major player
jùtóu
巨头
all / each without exception
jūn
均
already
yǐ
已
to invest in / to take a stake in
rù gǔ
入股
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
。
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
core / key
héxīn
核心
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
is / consists of
shì
是
mapless / without HD maps
wú dìtú
无地图
autonomous driving / self-driving
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
，
compared with / unlike
yǔ
与
Waymo (autonomous driving company)
Waymo
Waymo
and others / etc.
děng
等
to rely on / to depend on
yīlài
依赖
high-precision
gāo jīngdù
高精度
map
dìtú
地图
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
approach / solution
fāngàn
方案
different / distinct
bùtóng
不同
。
Nissan (Japanese automaker)
Rìchǎn
日产
to announce / to declare
xuānbù
宣布
will / about to
jiāng
将
in / at (time marker)
yú
于
the year 2027
èr líng èr qī nián
二零二七年
in / at
zài
在
mass production
liàngchǎn
量产
vehicle model / car model
chēxíng
车型
in / within
zhōng
中
to equip with / to integrate
dāzài
搭载
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
technology / technique
jìshù
技术
。
Mercedes-Benz (German automaker)
Méisàidésī-Bēnchí
梅赛德斯-奔驰
and
hé
和
Stellantis (automotive group)
Sītàilándìsī
斯泰兰蒂斯
also / too
yě
也
are / represent
shì
是
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
Wayve
Wayve
(possessive/attributive particle)
de
的
clients / customers
kèhù
客户
，
plan / program
jìhuà
计划
in / at
zài
在
future
wèilái
未来
vehicle model / car model
chēxíng
车型
in / within
zhōng
中
to apply / to use
yìngyòng
应用
the said / this
gāi
该
system
xìtǒng
系统
。

New Words

Yīngguó
英国
United Kingdom / British
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
autonomous driving / self-driving
chūchuàng gōngsī
初创公司
startup company
Wayve
Wayve
Wayve (self-driving AI startup)
xuānbù
宣布
to announce / to declare
huòdé
获得
to receive / to obtain
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
semiconductor
qǐyè
企业
companies / enterprises
AMD
AMD
AMD (semiconductor company)
Arm
Arm
Arm (chip architecture company)
Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Qualcomm (semiconductor company)
héjì
合计
combined total / altogether

News in English

Business

UK Self-Driving Startup Wayve Raises $60 Million From Chip Giants AMD, Arm and Qualcomm

UK self-driving startup Wayve announced a $60 million funding round from chip giants AMD, Arm and Qualcomm. The capital will advance the company mapless AI driving technology for deployment in production vehicles.

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