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About Waabi

Waabi builds a generative-AI driver for autonomous trucking. It hires CDL Vehicle Operators (day and night shift) and a Training Specialist - Vehicle Operator, in-cab worker roles that operate its self-driving trucks and train new operators, generating and validating driving data.

$31 to $43/hr in checked postings

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Is Waabi a good place to work?

Researched October 2026 · 15 sources

Mostly. Waabi, freshly funded, hires its truck operators directly as hourly employees with equity and benefits, but it aims to run trucks with no one aboard in Texas by early 2027, and no operator has reviewed it publicly. The job is meant to shrink: Waabi says its driverless trucks start in Texas by early 2027, taking the operator out of the cab, and what the work is like day to day is known only from Waabi's own postings. It pays $31 to $43/hr in checked postings (stated by the employer).

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Who is behind it

Waabi Innovation Inc. is a private self-driving firm in Toronto, founded in 2021 by CEO Raquel Urtasun, a University of Toronto professor and ex-chief scientist of Uber's self-driving unit. In January 2026 it raised a $750 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners plus about $250 million from Uber tied to robotaxis, for about $1.28 billion raised to date. Its Texas trucks run from a terminal in Lancaster near Dallas.

Getting paid

Operators are full-time, on-site, hourly employees of Waabi (US) Inc. at its Lancaster, Texas terminal. Each posting states its rate; the day posting adds equity and an annual performance bonus. Benefits: medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, PTO, a 401(k) and an HSA option. Base shifts: 7 AM to 5 PM or 11 PM to 7:30 AM Central.

Worker ratings

Glassdoor 4.6/5 (18 reviews) · Blind (engineers and researchers) 4.9/5 (10 reviews). Read October 2026.

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6 open roles on Waabi, independently checked 1 Nov 2026.

Who can join

On-site: Dallas, TX, with test roles also in Phoenix, AZ and Pittsburgh, PA.

What people praise

  • Glassdoor shows Waabi at 4.6/5 from 18 reviews, with 72% of reviewers saying they would recommend it to a friend (figures as shown in web search results).
  • A research scientist on Blind (September 2026, 5 stars) praised talented coworkers, interesting work, good benefits and competitive pay; a senior developer (April 2026) cited a flat organization and room to grow.
  • Waabi's operator postings say disengagement counts are not individual performance metrics; only failing to take over when required is, so taking control is not held against you.

What people complain about

  • We found no review or pay report by a Waabi operator, driver or fleet specialist: all 10 Blind reviews are by engineers, researchers or analysts, and we found no Waabi rating on Indeed or Comparably.
  • Shifts are long and move: postings ask for extended, possibly back-to-back shifts of up to about 14 hours under DOT rules, plus weekends, holidays and overnight travel, with start times set by when loads move.
  • Two Blind reviewers (a research scientist in September 2026, a senior developer in April 2026) said work-life balance suffers around major deadlines and customer deals.
  • Equity is part of operator pay, yet two engineers on Blind (October 2023, April 2024) said management was not open about the valuation, shares, funding or the company's future.

What has gone wrong

  • June 2024. Waabi raised a $200 million Series B in June 2024 saying it would launch fully driverless trucks in Texas in 2025. That slipped: in January 2026 TechCrunch reported its Texas trucks still had a human in the driver's seat and the driverless launch had moved out a few quarters.
  • August 2026. Waabi reported two August 2026 crashes to NHTSA, both its Texas trucks with crews aboard. Near Fairfield, a passing truck's oversized trailer struck the Waabi trailer just after the operator had taken control; the operator and test engineer had minor injuries. In Hutchins a weaving pickup's mirror brushed a trailer. In both, Waabi says the other vehicle came into its lane.
  • September 2026. COO Lior Ron said in September 2026 the system is ready and Waabi waits only on Volvo's final truck validation, due by the end of 2026, with driverless trucks in Texas by early 2027 and across the Sun Belt by the end of 2027. Volvo said in October that its Waabi runs still carry an observer in the driver's seat.
Who it suits

Best for: Class A CDL drivers near Dallas with 3+ years of recent combination-vehicle driving and a clean record, or detail-minded techs at ease on a command line, who want a direct, benefited job in self-driving trucks. Not for: Anyone who needs fixed hours or a job sure to last, cannot pass a motor vehicle record check or DOT drug and alcohol screens, or would rather not help train a system built to replace the driver.

Honest catches

  • Pay here is stated by the employer, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
Sources for this review

What Waabi pays

Stated by the employer · updated 2026-10-28
$31 to $43/hr in checked postings

Researched rate card (stated by the employer), updated 2026-10-28

Source examples collected October 28, 2026. This envelope spans individual advertised offers with different duties, locations or shifts. It is not a company-wide typical wage. Waabi's Fleet Specialist and Test & Evaluation Operator postings publish no rate. See current openings for updated terms. (checked on jobs.lever.co, 28 Oct 2026)

Only 1 of its 6 open roles list a rate, not enough to call any of them typical for Waabi, so the figure above is the researched one. Here is what each kind of work lists:

Kind of workOpen rolesRates stated
AV & Drone4$31–$43/hr1 of 4 state a rate
Evaluation & QA2No rate stated
RoleResearched pay
Vehicle Operator (CDL) - Day Shift$31 - $43 /hour

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Kinds of work at Waabi

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What our research records about Waabi

10 dated facts from public sources (the company itself, filings, regulators, courts and the press), each kept with the publication it comes from in one of our research reports. Newest first; the newest is from 18 Oct 2026. Its own hiring, counted every day from its job board, is in Waabi hiring data.

  • Waabi's Vehicle Operator (CDL) day-shift role in Dallas, Texas, which manually drives Class 8 trucks on mapping and shadow missions and supervises the Waabi Driver, pays $31 to $43 an hour.

    Source: Waabi (Lever job board) · In In-house data collection

  • Waabi says its self-driving system improves because its vehicle operators report precisely what they saw and why they took control, calling that feedback loop the core of the operator job.

    Source: Waabi (Lever job board) · In In-house data collection

  • Waabi and carrier Warrior Logistics partnered on autonomous trucking in Texas; Waabi said their routes since starting commercial operations in 2026 had 100% on-time pickup and delivery and zero safety incidents.

    Source: Waabi · In Autonomous trucking

  • Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Waabi began autonomous hauls for Warp on the Dallas to Houston corridor, their first customer operation, with an observer in the driver's seat.

    Source: Waabi · In Autonomous trucking

  • Waabi raised $750M USD in its Series C round, led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners.

    Source: Waabi · In Industry funding

  • Waabi closed a US$750 million Series C co-led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners in January 2026, plus a milestone-based future investment from Uber for a robotaxi partnership.

    Source: Waabi · In Simulation and synthetic data

All 10 facts about Waabi

  • TechCrunch reports that Waabi trains, tests and validates its self-driving software in Waabi World, a closed-loop simulator that builds digital twins from data, simulates sensors in real time and manufactures stress-test scenarios.

    Source: TechCrunch · In Simulation and synthetic data

  • Waabi's CEO Raquel Urtasun told TechCrunch the company does not need the large numbers of people and the large vehicle fleets that earlier self-driving programs needed.

    Source: TechCrunch · In Simulation and synthetic data

  • One hour of driving trucks on mapping and shadow missions: $31 - $43 /hour USD, paid by Waabi to CDL vehicle operators (Dallas).

    Source: Waabi (Lever job board) · In Robot data prices

  • Waabi raised $200 million (USD) in its Series B round, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures.

    Source: Waabi · In Industry funding

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Is Waabi a good place to work?

Mostly. Waabi, freshly funded, hires its truck operators directly as hourly employees with equity and benefits, but it aims to run trucks with no one aboard in Texas by early 2027, and no operator has reviewed it publicly. The job is meant to shrink: Waabi says its driverless trucks start in Texas by early 2027, taking the operator out of the cab, and what the work is like day to day is known only from Waabi's own postings.

Is Waabi legit?

Yes. Waabi Innovation Inc. is a private self-driving firm in Toronto, founded in 2021 by CEO Raquel Urtasun, a University of Toronto professor and ex-chief scientist of Uber's self-driving unit. In January 2026 it raised a $750 million Series C led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners plus about $250 million from Uber tied to robotaxis, for about $1.28 billion raised to date. Its Texas trucks run from a terminal in Lancaster near Dallas.

Does Waabi pay?

Yes. Autonomous-trucking company founded by Raquel Urtasun (ex-Uber ATG chief scientist). Payouts: Hourly, regular payroll.

How much does Waabi pay?

$31 to $43/hr in checked postings. Source examples collected October 28, 2026. This envelope spans individual advertised offers with different duties, locations or shifts. It is not a company-wide typical wage. Waabi's Fleet Specialist and Test & Evaluation Operator postings publish no rate. See current openings for updated terms.

Is Waabi worth it?

Waabi pays $31 to $43/hr in checked postings (stated by the employer). It suits people in its operating cities who can work scheduled shifts and hold any license or certificate the role asks for. Worth knowing: Glassdoor 4.6/5 (18 reviews) · Blind (engineers and researchers) 4.9/5 (10 reviews).

How does Waabi pay out?

Hourly, regular payroll.

Where is Waabi open to workers?

On-site: Dallas, TX, with test roles also in Phoenix, AZ and Pittsburgh, PA.

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