Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm are all investing in this buzzy self-driving tech startup | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Chipmakers AMD, Arm, and Qualcomm have invested $60 million into U.K. self-driving technology startup Wayve as part of an extension to its recent $1.2 billion Series D funding round, the companies announced Wednesday. Wayve already brought in a who’s who of strategic investors for its Series D round, including Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Stellantis, and returning backers Nvidia, Microsoft, and Uber. Other earlier investors like Eclipse, Balderton, and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 also joined the round, which could grow again; Uber has committed another $300 million in a milestone-based investment contingent on deploying robotaxis outfitted with Wayve’s tech in London. The involvement of AMD, Arm, and the venture arm of Qualcomm is about more than money, though. It’s also about tapping into the variety of compute platforms that Wayve’s self-driving system will need to use. Wayve built a self-driving system that isn’t reliant on specific sensors, chips, or high-definition maps. Instead, Wa