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Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA Set Out French AV Collaboration
Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA announced a collaboration with the French Government to advance autonomous-vehicle deployment in France and across the EU. The plan pairs Stellantis vehicle platforms with Wayve’s AI Driver and NVIDIA’s Hyperion
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“France is committed to adapting its regulatory framework to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles while maintaining strict safety and data sovereignty requirements.”
Philippe Tabarot, French Minister of Transports
Wayve, Stellantis and NVIDIA announced a collaboration with the French Government on October 23 to advance autonomous-vehicle deployment in France and speed development across the European Union. The companies made the announcement at the Assises du Véhicule Autonome in Paris. Their release describes a shared technology and policy effort, not a confirmed commercial launch.
Three companies, three parts of the stack
The plan combines Stellantis’ L4-Ready Platforms™ and vehicle engineering and manufacturing expertise with Wayve’s AI Driver. Wayve says its driving system will integrate NVIDIA Halos OS on NVIDIA’s Hyperion compute and sensor architecture. The partners present France as a base for an autonomous-vehicle ecosystem spanning silicon through finished vehicles.
The announcement builds on existing collaborations among the companies, but it does not specify which Stellantis models would be used for a French service. Nor does it identify a fleet operator, target city, vehicle count or schedule for road deployment. Those omissions leave the initiative at the level of a partnership framework rather than a defined rollout plan.
France’s role includes regulation and local consultation
The companies say they intend to work with local French partners, including unions, city authorities and mobility stakeholders. Local partners responsible for transport operations are expected to lead that engagement, according to Wayve’s release. The stated aim is to account for workers, communities and riders as autonomous transport develops.
Tabarot said France plans to adapt its regulatory framework to support autonomous-vehicle development while retaining safety and data-sovereignty requirements. He described engagement with unions, local authorities and mobility groups as part of the move from trials to real-world deployment. The release does not outline proposed rule changes, a legislative timetable or a specific approval process.
Wayve casts the deal as an EU step
Kaity Fischer, Wayve’s vice president of Autonomous Mobility & Operations, said the company would work with the French Government and its partners on how the technology is deployed. “We can help shape how this technology is deployed safely and responsibly and accelerate its development across the country and entire EU,” she said. The announcement frames France as both a domestic partner and a potential base for wider European development.
For Stellantis, France is one of its key centers for engineering and technology development, according to Anne Laliron, the automaker’s senior vice president of Technology Research. NVIDIA’s Ali Kani, vice president of Automotive, described collaboration across AI, computing and vehicle engineering as necessary to bring autonomous mobility to Europe. The companies say their combination of expertise is intended to strengthen France’s and Europe’s ability to compete in autonomous driving.
The announcement stops short of a launch plan
The release supplies no deployment date, city list, service model or measurable milestones. It also does not say whether the first use would be a robotaxi, another form of passenger transport, or a different autonomous-vehicle application. For now, the concrete commitments are the technical combination, planned local engagement and stated government-industry cooperation—not a scheduled French service.
That distinction matters because the announcement pairs an ambition to move from trials toward real-world deployment with few operational details about how or when that transition will happen. The next evidence of progress would be a named local operating partner, a defined vehicle program or a regulatory step. None is included in the October 23 announcement.