FreightWaves and Waabi host free autonomous freight webinar on Sept. 29
FreightWaves and Waabi will host a free webinar titled The Autonomous Freight Blueprint: Unlocking Predictable Capacity and the Early Mover Advantage on September 29 at 2 p.m. EDT. The webinar will explore how Waabi’s end‑to‑end AI‑driven trucking technology moves from pilots to scalable, door‑to‑door capacity that shippers can plan networks around.
Attendance is free and includes a live question‑and‑answer session for participants. Waabi’s approach relies on a verifiable end‑to‑end AI model trained in a neural simulator that can test rare edge cases without road testing. Through a partnership with Volvo Autonomous Solutions, the Waabi Driver is integrated into the Volvo VNL Autonomous to create a redundant system aimed at broad commercial deployment. The session is aimed at anyone responsible for capacity planning, network design, or long‑term freight strategy, whether they work as a shipper, carrier, or broker.
“The beauty of this technology is it is end-to-end trainable, meaning it can learn to deal with the complexity of the real world,” Raquel Urtasun, founder of Waabi said.
For years, the promise of autonomous trucking has been sold in the future tense, with expectations that driverless trucks would free up capacity and smooth demand peaks. In 2026, Waabi has distinguished itself by building an end‑to‑end AI model paired with a neural simulator to test dangerous edge cases without road exposure. Investors believe the same physical AI platform could power both freight trucks and passenger robotaxis.
What we know
On Sept. 29, FreightWaves and Waabi are asking what happens when “someday” starts showing up on the schedule.
That’s the premise behind The Autonomous Freight Blueprint: Unlocking Predictable Capacity and the Early Mover Advantage, a free webinar airing at 2 p.m. EDT that will dig into how AI-driven trucks are moving from pilot programs to the kind of dependable, scalable capacity that shippers and carriers can actually plan a network around.
Waabi, the Toronto-based Physical AI company founded by longtime autonomous vehicle researcher Raquel Urtasun, has spent 2026 turning heads with an approach that looks different from the rest of the autonomous trucking field.
The company is also partnered with Volvo Autonomous Solutions and together, they have integrated the Waabi Driver into the Volvo VNL Autonomous to deliver a safe, redundant autonomous solution designed for broad commercial deployment.