British autonomous driving startup Wayve has acquired German data quality specialist Quality Match to strengthen the accuracy and safety of the datasets used to train its artificial intelligence driving systems, the company said.
The deal brings Quality Match’s 20 employees into Wayve’s global operations and expands the company’s engineering footprint in Germany, where it recently opened a testing and development hub near Stuttgart. Quality Match founder Daniel Kondermann has joined Wayve as Director of Data.
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Founded in 2019, Quality Match focuses on validating and analyzing data for computer vision and automated driving systems. Wayve said the acquisition will support the creation of auditable, high-quality datasets to improve the reliability and explainability of its “embodied AI” foundation models as it moves toward commercial deployment.
The acquisition comes as Wayve deepens ties with major industry players. In September, Nvidia was reported to be considering a strategic investment of about $500 million in the company as part of its push to support artificial intelligence startups in Britain.
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In June, Wayve and Uber said they plan to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London under the UK government’s accelerated self-driving pilot programme. Separately, Nissan said in April it would begin using Wayve’s self-driving software in production vehicles from 2027 to enhance its ProPilot driver assistance system.