Tue, 06 Jan 2026

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 Nvidia unveils 'reasoning' AI technology for self-driving cars

The chip giant is partnering with Mercedes-Benz to launch a driverless car powered by its 'Alpamayo' tech.

* Nvidia has announced Alpamayo, a platform that allows self-driving cars to think like humans
* The platform will help vehicles navigate complex environments and explain their decisions
* A driverless car powered by Nvidia's technology, the Mercedes-Benz CLA, is being released in the US in the coming months and will later be rolled out in Europe and Asia
* Analysts say the announcement solidifies Nvidia's leadership in AI hardware and software integration
* Shares of the company rose slightly after the announcement
* Alpamayo is an open-source AI model that can be accessed for free by autonomous vehicle researchers on machine learning platform Hugging Face
* Nvidia's vision is for every car to be autonomous, with plans to launch a robotaxi service in collaboration with a partner by next year
* The company also announced the production of its Rubin AI chips, which will be able to compute using less energy than current AI chips.
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