# Raquel Urtasun

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Delaware or Bust

Send us Fan Mail Y Combinator has quietly removed Canada from its list of countries where it invests. Canadian startups now need to incorporate in the U.S., Cayman Islands, or Singapore to join the world's most prestigious accelerator. YC president Garry Tan confirmed the change, saying Canadian f‮…

Uber puts another chip on the self-driving roulette table

Self-driving truck startup Waabi's billion-dollar fundraise isn't just about trucks.     The deal, for $750 million up front plus another $250 million from Uber tied to deployment milestones, marks a major expansion into robotaxis for the company founded by former Uber AI chief Raquel Urtasun. I‮…

Uber-Waabi Robotaxi Partnership, Apple’s High Growth, OpenAI vs Anthropic Debate | Jan 30, 2026

D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Apple's record iPhone sales and the looming memory crunch. We also talk with Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun about her company’s $1 billion funding round and partnership with Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis. Then, The Information's Edito‮…

#359: Waabi w/Founder + CEO Raquel Urtasun

Fresh off a $1B Series C, Waabi Founder/CEO Raquel Urtasun joins us to answer key questions: Is $1B enough to develop both robotaxis and autonomous trucks? Who is building Waabi's robotaxi vehicle? What's behind Waabi's claim of extraordinary capital efficiency? And what can Waabi do that others c‮…

The Self-Driving Startup Nobody Saw Coming | E2289

This Week In Startups is made possible by: IM8 Health: IM8health.com/TWIST Squarespace: Squarespace.com/TWIST Render - Render.com/TWIST Self-driving just stopped being a science problem and became an engineering challenge instead. That's the through-line of today's double-header with the C‮…

Physical AI and economic nationalism at BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall

"You guys have done what you've done with the wind in your face. Imagine if you had the wind at your back. Wow." Couldn't attend BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall? Don't worry. Enjoy Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun explaining how the future of transportation will be driven by physical AI before sitting ‮…

FreightWaves Today | August 10

On today’s show, we dive into the shifting macro landscape, major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, and new solutions for fleet electrification:  Freight Market Shakeout: Ryan Farlow, Industrials Senior Analyst at RSM, discusses how regulatory enforcement, small-carrier cost pressures, a‮…

FreightWaves Today | August 10

On today’s show, we dive into the shifting macro landscape, major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, and new solutions for fleet electrification:  Freight Market Shakeout: Ryan Farlow, Industrials Senior Analyst at RSM, discusses how regulatory enforcement, small-carrier cost pressures, a‮…

From Trucks to Robotaxis: Waabi’s One Driver with CEO Raquel Urtasun

Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Substack. Transcripts are also available by clicking on the “transcripts” button in the top right corner of this post on the app/web version. You can also access them from the email version by clicking here. In today’s episode, I’m sp‮…