Wave, armed with 2 trillion won, takes a gamble on 'physical AI' beyond autonomous driving

Wave has launched a new research unit, Wave Labs, to study embodied intelligence and physical AI.

Led by chief scientist Jamie Shotton, the team will focus on spatial, motion, causal, and risk understanding in AI.

The company is prioritizing research expansion and new model development over near-term commercialization.

Wave is using recently raised funding, autonomous-driving data, and compute resources to strengthen its research capabilities.