Europe’s buzzy self-driving startup is about to face a new challenge — driving on the opposite side of the road.
London-based Wayve has ambitious plans for global expansion after receiving backing from Microsoft, Nvidia, and SoftBank.
The company announced in October that it would start testing its advanced driver assist technology in California, joining Waymo and Amazon-backed Zoox in driving on public roads in the US.
That will see its vehicles face a similar headache to human drivers traveling across the Atlantic — switching from UK roads, where cars drive on the left rather than the right.
“There’s going to be some new challenges, whether it’s driving on the right side of the road, four-way stop signs, or right turn on a red. These are things that we don’t have in the UK,” Alex Kendall, Wayve’s CEO, told …