Stellantis Partners with Wayve to Bring Hands-Free AI Driving to North America by 2028

Stellantis has partnered with Wayve to bring AI-powered hands-free driving technology to production cars by 2028, marking a significant advancement in autonomous vehicle development that will debut in North America before global expansion. The first production integration is planned for North America in 2028, with technology scaling across multiple Stellantis brands afterward. The partnership integrates Wayve's AI Driver software into Stellantis's STLA AutoDrive platform, creating Level 2++ supervised automated driving capable of hands-free operation on highways and urban roads. Level 2++ automation represents advanced driver assistance requiring constant driver supervision but enabling hands-free operation in specific conditions, bridging gap between current technology and fully autonomous vehicles. Wayve's AI Driver uses deep learning and computer vision to navigate roads without detailed pre-mapped infrastructure, unlike traditional autonomous systems requiring expensive LiDAR and high-definition maps. This approach enables vehicles to handle novel situations and unexpected road conditions through AI learning rather than rigid programming, providing flexibility essential for…