Stellantis announced a commercial agreement with UK self-driving startup Wayve to integrate its end-to-end AI Driver into the STLA AutoDrive platform, targeting a 2028 North American launch across Jeep, Ram, Chrysler and Dodge brands. Unveiled Thursday at the automaker's investor day in Michigan, the deal will deliver hands-off, eyes-on supervised Level 2++ automated driving on highways and city streets.
Unlike map-heavy stacks, Wayve's system uses an end-to-end neural network trained on real-world driving data and runs on existing OEM chips with no dependency on HD maps or specialized sensors. CEO Alex Kendall said the company brought a working Stellantis prototype online in under two months, calling the AI adaptable enough to generalize across the carmaker's full lineup.
The partnership follows Wayve's recent $1.2 billion Series D, which included strategic investors Nissan and Stellantis, and slots into Stellantis' $70 billion turnaround plan that promises 11 new North American vehicles by 2030. Financial terms of the supply contract were not disclosed.