British self-driving startup Oxa has raised $103 million from investors to expand autonomous vehicle operations at ports, airports, warehouses and other industrial sites. The company said $50 million of its Series D funding came from the UK’s National Wealth Fund, with additional investments from chipmaker Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures and BP’s bp Ventures. The round brings Oxa’s total funding to more than $250 million.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oxford, Oxa develops configurable autonomous driving software that can be integrated into different types of vehicles to automate repetitive driving tasks in industrial environments such as ports, airports, warehouses and manufacturing sites. Its technology combines autonomy software, modular hardware and fleet management tools designed to enable the safe and scalable deployment of driverless vehicles.
Unlike many autonomous vehicle developers focused on robotaxis and passenger cars, Oxa concentrates on what founder Paul Newman calls “industrial mobile autonomy”, where environments are more controlled and involve fewer interactions with pedestrians and regular traffic.
We think trying to do that in the passenger car space is super, super hard. In the industrial space, it's extremely clear what you need to do to make a product,
Newman said.
The company designs both the software and hardware required to equip vehicles with autonomous capabilities and says it can convert a heavy-duty port truck to autonomous operation in under a day.
The funding will support expanding deployments with customers including DHL, BP and Vantec, and will also be used to roll out Oxa’s technology in projects the company plans to announce in the near future.
Oxa CEO Gavin Jackson will speak at the Tech.eu Summit London 2026, taking place on 21–22 April at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre.
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