Mercedes-Benz and Wayve, a British autonomous driving startup, have agreed to connect at least one model to Wayve's autonomous driving system within the next two years to enhance the city's point-to-point driving assistance capabilities. Wayve currently provides L2 advanced driver assistance systems that require continuous driver supervision. The technical route mainly relies on cameras and computing platforms, and the cost is relatively lower. Mercedes-Benz's partnership aims to accelerate intelligent driving capacity building while retaining control over core software and vehicle design. Wayve has previously established partnerships with Nissan and Stellantis, and the three car companies also participated in its $1.2 billion financing completed in February this year. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, is still promoting a self-developed system. It plans to launch a new CLA with its own operating system and Nvidia software and L2++ capabilities in the US by the end of this year.

Mercedes-Benz and Wayve, a British autonomous driving startup, have agreed to connect at least one model to Wayve's autonomous driving system within the next two years to enhance the city's point-to-point driving assistance capabilities. Wayve currently provides L2 advanced driver assistance systems that require continuous driver supervision. The technical route mainly relies on cameras and computing platforms, and the cost is relatively lower. Mercedes-Benz's partnership aims to accelerate intelligent driving capacity building while retaining control over core software and vehicle design. Wayve has previously established partnerships with Nissan and Stellantis, and the three car companies also participated in its $1.2 billion financing completed in February this year. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, is still promoting a self-developed system. It plans to launch a new CLA with its own operating system and Nvidia software and L2++ capabilities in the US by the end of this year.