Wayve, Stellantis, NVIDIA collaborate on self‑driving in France

On 23 October 2026, Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA announced a collaboration with the French government to speed up the deployment of autonomous vehicles in France and across the European Union. The announcement was made at the Assises du Véhicule Autonome conference in Paris. The partners say the initiative aims to build an ecosystem covering the full value chain, from chips to vehicles, and to position France as a leading European home for AI‑driven mobility.

Wayve will provide its embodied AI Driver software, which will integrate NVIDIA's Halos OS and run on the Hyperion compute and sensor architecture. Stellantis will supply its L4‑ready platforms and its vehicle engineering and manufacturing expertise.

Existing partnership and demo

Wayve and Stellantis already work together, having announced a technology partnership in May 2026. At the Wave by Vento 2026 event in Turin, they demonstrated the AI Driver in a Fiat 500e and a Maserati Grecale running Level‑2++ supervised driving, with the vehicles going from integration to real‑world road testing in less than four weeks. The companies plan to launch a hands‑free, door‑to‑door supervised driving assistant in 2028, starting in North America.

Uber is also involved, according to a French trade paper. The ride‑hailing company already runs robotaxi services in London with safety drivers and began its first European self‑driving rides in Zagreb in August. The European regulatory framework limits fully autonomous vehicle approvals to 1,500 units a year, while competitors such as Pony.ai already operate driverless rides in Zagreb and plan to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across the continent.

French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said the government will adjust regulations to accelerate deployment while maintaining strict safety and data‑sovereignty standards. Local transport partners will engage unions, city authorities and other stakeholders before any rollout, with the stated aim of ensuring the transition benefits workers, communities and riders. The initiative is intended to position France as a leading European base for autonomous‑vehicle technology.