Josh Waddington is a Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Wayve, specializing in end-to-end AI for autonomous vehicles. His career includes experience in Apples Special Projects Group and leading computer vision teams at Oxbotica. He holds a PhD in the field from Cranfield University, underscoring his deep technical expertise.
He was a key contributor to Wayves LINGO-1 model, which generates real-time driving commentary to explain a vehicles actions.
Josh Waddington
Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Wayve
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Overview
Topics They Care About
Embodied AI
Leads development of AI models at Wayve that learn to drive end-to-end, a core tenet of embodied artificial intelligence.
AI & Language Models
Contributed to Wayve's LINGO-1, a pioneering model that uses language to explain an autonomous vehicle's "thought process" in real-time.
Autonomous Systems
His career progression from Oxbotica to Apple's Special Projects Group and Wayve demonstrates a consistent focus on solving challenges in vehicle autonomy.
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Work History
1-2025
Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Wayve
4-2022 - 12-2024
Senior Software Engineer | Machine Learning at Apple
1-2021 - 4-2022
Technical Lead Manager | Computer Vision & Perception at Oxbotica
5-2018 - 1-2021
Machine Learning Engineer | Perception at Oxbotica
6-2012 - 9-2012
Research Assistant at The University of Sheffield
Education
2014 - 2018
Doctor of Philosophy from Cranfield University
2013 - 2014
MSc from Cranfield University
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Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Designation : Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Wayve
