March 3 (Reuters) - British startup Wayve will establish

a new testing and development hub in Germany, deploying a fleet

of test vehicles in the Stuttgart region, the self-driving

technology firm said on Monday.

The self-driving technology firm, which focuses on "Embodied

AI" that can learn from and adapt to human behaviour, said the

new hub will focus on enhancing several features such as lane

change assistance.

In August, ride-hailing platform Uber ( UBER ) invested an

undisclosed amount in Wayve. Earlier in May, SoftBank Group

led a funding round exceeding $1 billion, with Nvidia ( NVDA )

pitching in as well.

Founded in 2017, Wayve currently operates in Britain and the

United States, and is looking into the wider European market

through Germany, the continent's largest automotive market.

Automakers and technology companies have made significant

investments in driverless technology, betting on it as a key

driver of future growth and transformation in mobility.

However, self-driving software systems still face challenges

in predicting and assessing risk as effectively as a human.

Six vehicle platforms, including electric models like the

Jaguar I-PACE and Ford Mustang Mach-E, already integrate Wayve's

technology as part of their advanced driver assistance systems

(ADAS).