Wayve, the UK self-driving startup, has acquired a German startup which specialises in analysing AI model training data for automated driving.
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The UK startup has acquiredQuality Match, founded in 2019, whichemploys around 20 staff, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition comes as London-based Wayve looks to trump rivals such as Tesla to prove that its tech can work for carmakers.
The acquisition expands Wayve’s presence in Germany,after it set upa testing and development hub inGermanyearlier this year.
Wayve leverages AI modelswhichlearn how to drive by consuminglargeamounts of video anddrivingdata,whichit then tries toreplicate.
Quality Match specialises in interpreting and analysing data used to train AI models for applications such as automated driving.
Wayve said that as it gears up for thecommercialdeployment of its software, integrating QualityMatch’s data “strengthens its ability to efficiently develop high-quality, auditable datasets that are essential for building reliable and explainable AI models”.
Daniel Kondermann, CEO of Quality Match, said: “At Quality Match, our mission has been to enhance data quality through advanced quality assurance and annotationoptimisation. I’m incredibly proud of what our team has built.”
Alex Kendall, co-founder and CEO of Wayve, said: “Bringing Quality Match into Wayve marks a strategic step forward in our commitment to deliver safe and trustworthy AI.
“Daniel and his team havebuiltexceptional expertise in data quality andunderstanding for AI, which willstrengthenthe robustness, interpretability, and performance of our systems.”
Wayve has begun testing self-driving cars with Nissan in Japan ahead of a 2027 launch to consumers.