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Mercedes and NVIDIA Extend Driving Partnership Toward Level 4
Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA say they will extend their partnership to develop driver-assistance and automated-driving systems using Mercedes-Benz’s MB.OS and NVIDIA’s computing, sensor and driving technologies. The collaboration includes futur
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Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA announced on October 16 that they will extend their partnership to develop the automaker’s next generation of driver-assistance and automated-driving systems. The work joins Mercedes-Benz’s MB.OS vehicle operating system and automotive engineering with NVIDIA computing, sensors and driving software. The companies say the collaboration will support current assistance functions and development of future SAE Level 4 applications, including what they call “robolimousines.”
MB.OS meets NVIDIA’s driving stack
The planned system combines four named components: Mercedes-Benz’s MB.OS, NVIDIA Hyperion’s in-vehicle computing and sensor architecture, the Alpamayo Stack driving software and NVIDIA Halos, a safety system. MB.OS supports driving functions and over-the-air updates. Alpamayo Stack is intended to handle point-to-point urban assistance, active safety and automated parking, while Halos adds a parallel safety stack designed to provide redundancy and guardrails.
Jörg Burzer, Mercedes-Benz Group AG board member and chief technology officer for development and procurement, described the existing collaboration as the basis for the expansion.
“NVIDIA is our most important strategic partner in automated driving. Together, we developed the first Mercedes-Benz assistance system for urban point-to-point driving for the western world. The expansion of our partnership marks a significant milestone and reflects the mutual trust we have built over the years. Together, we aim to bring further pioneering innovations to the road, offering our customers the best automated driving experience while upholding the high safety standards they expect from a Mercedes-Benz.”
Jörg Burzer, member of the board of management and chief technology officer, development and procurement, Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Ali Kani, NVIDIA’s vice president of automotive, said in the release that the companies are building on NVIDIA Hyperion to bring full-stack safety to the road.
“Accelerated computing is giving vehicles the intelligence to understand the world and reason through complex driving situations.”
Ali Kani, vice president of automotive at NVIDIA
Level 4 is a development goal, not a launch date
The announcement frames Level 4 as a future application under development, not a capability now available to Mercedes-Benz customers. It gives no launch date, production model or timetable for a Level 4 service. The companies identify robolimousines as one intended use, but do not describe a specific vehicle or operating plan in the release.
The distinction matters because the companies’ description covers a range of driving functions, from assistance and parking to highly automated operation. Their stated technical approach pairs AI driving software with a parallel safety stack, while the Hyperion architecture supplies computing and sensor infrastructure. The release does not detail which functions will reach vehicles first or how they will be certified.
The agreement also reaches factories
The expanded work extends beyond driving systems. Mercedes-Benz already uses NVIDIA technology for vehicle-engineering simulation and within MO360, its digital production ecosystem, which covers virtual planning and AI-based applications. The partners say they will work on efficiency, flexibility and quality across Mercedes-Benz’s global production network.
A broader S-Class autonomy plan
The announcement builds on a separate NVIDIA statement in January 2026 about an L4-ready architecture for a future Mercedes-Benz S-Class intended to support robotaxi operations through Uber’s mobility network. That earlier plan identified NVIDIA Hyperion and DRIVE AV software; the October partnership announcement describes a broader collaboration on future automated-driving and assistance systems.
For now, Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA have announced a technology partnership and a direction for development, rather than a dated Level 4 product launch. The October 16 release names the planned stack and the robolimousine use case, but leaves the vehicle, deployment schedule and customer availability unspecified.