Wayve and Stellantis tune one AI driver for Fiat, Jeep and Maserati

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Every car will one day need an AI driving system, just as it needs seatbelts and emergency braking, Wayve chief executive Alex Kendall said. He spoke with Stellantis chief executive Antonio Filosa at Wave by Vento in Turin on Friday. Morgan Stanley’s Adam Jonas moderated.

“I think over time we’re going to see this kind of technology be required in vehicles like a seatbelt, like an emergency braking system,” Kendall said.

The technology is affordable enough for mass-market cars, and what happens on roads today is unacceptable, he said.

“So it’s really morally wrong to not have some system, some intelligence in the vehicle to save those lives,” Kendall said.

What the two companies are building

Stellantis and Wayve announced their partnership in May. Stellantis is putting the Wayve AI Driver into its STLA AutoDrive platform for hands-free, supervised driving. The first launch is targeted for 2028 in North America, ...

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