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Driverless car from Nvidia unveiled with AI that 'thinks' like a human
Summary
Nvidia said it developed an autonomous driving system called Alpamayo with Mercedes‑Benz that it described as a 'thinking, reasoning' vehicle AI; the company said Mercedes CLA models with the system are due in the US in the first three months of the year and in Europe by mid‑year.
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Nvidia unveiled an autonomous driving system developed with Mercedes‑Benz at the CES technology conference in Las Vegas. CEO Jensen Huang described the platform, called Alpamayo, as a "thinking, reasoning" vehicle AI that learned from human demonstrators and can explain its driving choices. He said Mercedes CLA models fitted with the system are planned for the US in the first three months of the year, for parts of Europe by mid‑year, and for Asia by the end of 2026. Nvidia also said the vehicle was recently rated "the world's safest car" by testers at NCAP and mentioned a separate, traceable software stack used as a guardrail.
Known details:
- Nvidia presented Alpamayo as an AI platform that learns from human drivers and can reason about and explain driving decisions.
- The company said Mercedes‑Benz will equip a CLA model with the system, with staged regional rollouts: US early in the year, Europe by mid‑year, and Asia by the end of 2026.
- Nvidia said NCAP testers rated the vehicle "the world's safest car" and described an additional traceable software stack intended to provide guardrails.
- Nvidia told CES it plans to launch a robotaxi service by next year in collaboration with partners.
- Elon Musk posted a public response noting the difficulty of solving rare driving scenarios even after reaching high overall performance.
Summary:
Nvidia positioned Alpamayo as a move to extend its AI technology from data centers into physical systems such as vehicles and robotics, and gave a timetable for regional deployment of Mercedes‑equipped CLA cars this year and next. The company also announced plans for a robotaxi service, and other industry figures responded publicly to the claims.
