Stellantis partners with Wayve to cut autonomous driving costs

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa announced a collaboration with British AI startup Wayve to lower expenses and development timelines for advanced driver-assistance systems. The partnership, revealed at the Wave technology event in Turin, aims to make hands-free driving affordable and widely adopted. Filosa emphasized that the scale of Stellantis, as part of Stellantis' portfolio of brands like Jeep, Fiat, Peugeot, and Maserati, would help reduce costs.

Stellantis seeks to integrate Wayve's AI-powered driving software into its STLA AutoDrive platform, with a projected launch in North America by 2028, pending harmonized regulations in Europe. Wayve, already working with Nissan and Mercedes, plans to deploy its technology across multiple vehicle brands and markets.