On the Dash:
- Stellantis and Wayve will integrate AI-powered, hands-free automated driving into North American vehicles by 2028.
- The system operates at Level 2++, handling steering and braking while the driver stays responsible.
- Stellantis designed the platform to scale across additional vehicle models and markets over time.
Stellantis and Wayve have announced a strategic technology partnership to integrate Wayve’s AI Driver software into the STLA AutoDrive platform. The companies are targeting a hands-free, supervised automated driving launch in North America by 2028.
Wayve’s AI Driver supports hands-free, door-to-door driving across highway and urban environments. The system operates at Level 2++, a supervised automated driving capability that goes beyond standard driver assistance but still requires the driver to remain ready to take control. The vehicle handles steering, acceleration and braking, but the driver stays legally responsible at all times.
The technology delivers human-like driving behavior and improves continuously through real-world data. Early development work on Stellantis vehicles is already underway. The companies brought up a working prototype in less than two months.
“Our teams have already demonstrated how quickly the Wayve AI Driver can be integrated across Stellantis’ vehicle platforms, bringing up a prototype in less than 2 months,” said Alex Kendall, Co-founder and CEO of Wayve in a statement.
The first vehicle integration is planned for North America in 2028. Stellantis says the AI architecture can scale across additional vehicle platforms and markets over time. The pathway includes support for higher levels of automation as the technology matures and regulations catch up.
The Wayve partnership follows a reset of Stellantis’ earlier automated driving ambitions. The company halted its Level 3 driver-assistance program in 2025 amid cost and demand concerns, shifting its approach to outside partnerships to advance the technology.
STLA AutoDrive is Stellantis’ first in-house-developed automated driving system. It sits within a broader system of core vehicle technologies that also includes STLA Brain for onboard computing and STLA SmartCockpit for human-machine interfaces.
Wayve, founded in 2017, develops AI software and foundation models for automated driving. The company’s technology is mapless and does not require proprietary hardware, designed to work across vehicle types and geographies.
