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Self-driving truck startup\u00a0Waabi\u2019s billion-dollar fundraise<\/a>\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0just about trucks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 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. It also feels like another chip from Uber on the\u00a0autonomous vehicle\u00a0roulette table. With more than 20 AV partners worldwide, the question isn\u2019t just whether\u00a0Waabi\u00a0can\u00a0deliver on\u00a0its plans to deploy over 25,000 robotaxis, but whether Uber\u2019s bet-on-everything strategy actually works.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch as\u00a0Equity<\/a>\u00a0podcast hosts Kirsten Korosec, Sean O\u2019Kane and Anthony Ha discussed Uber\u2019s AV partnership strategy, why\u00a0Waabi\u2019s\u00a0\u201csimulation-first\u201d approach might be different, and more of the week\u2019s headlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. You\u00a0also can\u00a0follow Equity on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Threads<\/a>, at @EquityPod.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n