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Incident2026-09-17

Wayve appointed Elisa de Martel as its new CFO. She succeeds Max Warburton, who moves to a strategic advisory role. De Martel previously served as CFO at Waymo and at Carbon. She also spent 11 years as manufacturing finance director at Apple. Wayve seeks to accelerate commercialization of its Wayve AI Driver system. The company plans to expand to London and Tokyo. Wayve raised $1.2 billion in February 2026 at an $8.6 billion valuation. It now offers public rides in London with Uber. Tokyo robotaxi rides are planned for late 2026. De Martel will be based in Wayve’s Sunnyvale headquarters.

What changed

Max Warburton served as Wayve CFO since 2024.

What it unlocks

Scaling Wayve AI Driver deployment across vehicles and geographies.

  • $1.2B Series D raised February 2026
  • $8.6B valuation
  • $5.6B Waymo Series C

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