Shield AI, Waabi, and General Motors on building AI when failure is not an option at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
Shield AI, Waabi, and GM will discuss high-stakes physical AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
TechCrunch is promoting a Disrupt 2026 panel with Shield AI CTO Nathan Michael, Waabi CEO Raquel Urtasun, and GM robotics director Mikell Taylor on deploying physical AI where failure is costly. Shield AI's Hivemind software was selected in February for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, and the company later raised $1.5 billion in Series G at a $12.7 billion valuation. Waabi raised $1 billion in January and partnered with Uber to support 25,000 or more robotaxis, while saying its trucks still require full validation before driverless deployment. The article is mainly a ticket promotion for the October 13–15 San Francisco event.
- Panel covers validation, regulation, and trust for physical AI.
- Shield AI raised $1.5 billion at a $12.7 billion valuation.
- Hivemind was selected for the Air Force CCA drone program.
- Waabi raised $1 billion for a 25,000-robotaxi Uber partnership.
- Products
- HivemindWaabi Driver
- Countries
- United States
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