Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA team up to bring autonomous vehicles to France
Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA have announced a collaboration with the French Government to advance the deployment of autonomous vehicles in France and speed up the technology's development across the EU. The announcement was made at the Assises du Véhicule Autonome in Paris.
- Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA announced a collaboration with the French Government at the Assises du Véhicule Autonome in Paris on 23 October 2026.
- The Wayve AI Driver will integrate NVIDIA Halos OS on the NVIDIA Hyperion compute and sensor architecture, combined with Stellantis' L4-Ready Platforms™.
- Engagement with unions, city authorities and mobility stakeholders will be led by local French transport partners.
- France's transport minister said the country is adapting its regulatory framework while keeping strict safety and data sovereignty requirements.
What the partners are combining
According to Wayve, the initiative builds on existing collaborations among the companies. It brings together Stellantis' L4-Ready Platforms™ and its vehicle engineering and manufacturing expertise with the Wayve AI Driver. The Wayve AI Driver will integrate NVIDIA Halos OS on the NVIDIA Hyperion compute and sensor architecture.
The partners say these capabilities position France as the base for an ecosystem spanning the full AV value chain, "from silicon to vehicles". Wayve describes itself as a London-based developer of embodied AI for driving.
The company points to France's position as host to one of the largest ride-hailing markets in Europe, and to the AI Action Summit in Paris, where €109 billion in AI investment was announced in 2025. Wayve calls France a natural home for the collaboration and an essential partner in its expansion.
Working with unions, cities and local partners
The collaboration is committed to developing autonomous driving alongside local French partners. Engagement with unions, city authorities and mobility stakeholders will be led by the local partners responsible for transport operations. The stated aim is to ensure the transition to autonomous transport benefits workers, communities and riders across the ecosystem.
The companies present the announcement as a demonstration of how industry and government should work closely on safe and responsible deployment in the coming years. They also say the effort aims to strengthen the ecosystem in France, and in Europe more broadly, so it can compete globally in autonomous driving.
What the participants said
French Minister of Transports Philippe Tabarot said France is committed to adapting its regulatory framework to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles "while maintaining strict safety and data sovereignty requirements". He added that bringing together trade unions, city authorities and mobility stakeholders reflects the approach required to move from trials to real-world deployment.
Kaity Fischer, VP Autonomous Mobility & Operations at Wayve, said that working directly with the French Government and partners can help shape how the technology is deployed safely and responsibly.
Anne Laliron, SVP of Technology Research at Stellantis, said France is one of the company's key centers for engineering and technology development, making it a natural home for advancing AI-powered mobility.
Ali Kani, VP of Automotive at NVIDIA, said bringing safe autonomous mobility to Europe requires deep collaboration across AI, computing and vehicle engineering, and that the NVIDIA Hyperion platform, combined with Wayve's embodied AI and Stellantis' automotive expertise, provides a foundation for that ambition.
What it means
The announcement sets out a partnership structure and a regulatory backdrop rather than a launch date or service details. The source does not give timelines, cities or vehicle volumes. It does show the French Government publicly backing a path from trials to real-world deployment, with safety and data sovereignty requirements attached.
For Wayve, the collaboration adds a vehicle maker and a compute partner to its French plans. Recent Wayve press releases also mention work with Stellantis on Fiat 500e and Maserati Grecale development vehicles powered by the Wayve AI Driver, and a production agreement with Mercedes-Benz.
