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Alex Toshev Joins Wayve Labs to Lead New General Robotics Intelligence Effort

Wayve Autonomous Vehicles Hiring Signal August 18, 2026

Today, we’re excited to welcome Alexander Toshev to Wayve Labs, where he will lead a new general robotics team building intelligence for physical systems beyond automotive, including robot manipulation and mobility…

Why this matters for talent

Standing up a general robotics team inside an AV company is a strategic bet that the driving stack generalizes to manipulation, and it usually comes with a hiring push under the new leader. When a company recruits a named research lead, the org chart underneath gets built out within a couple of quarters, typically research engineers, data infrastructure, and simulation people. Wayve has over a hundred roles on the mobility board, and this is the kind of announcement that reshuffles which of them get prioritized.

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