Mercedes-Benz signs production agreement to integrate Wayve AI Driver
Wayve has signed a definitive production agreement with Mercedes-Benz to integrate its AI Driver into future production vehicles, extending the partnership into a commercial vehicle programme.
Wayve has signed a definitive production agreement with Mercedes-Benz to integrate the Wayve AI Driver into future Mercedes-Benz production vehicles, moving the relationship beyond investment and technical collaboration into a commercial vehicle programme.
Mercedes-Benz participated in Wayve’s $1.2 billion Series D in February 2026, alongside Nissan and Stellantis. Wayve said at the time that the funding would support deployment of its autonomy platform across consumer vehicles and robotaxi programmes.
The companies have already integrated Wayve’s software with Mercedes-Benz hardware and MB.OS, with testing underway in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. According to the Financial Times, the first production integration is expected within roughly two years and will initially provide supervised Level 2 automated driving in at least one Mercedes-Benz model.
Wayve is pursuing a licensing model rather than building its own vehicles. Its AI Driver is designed to run on an automaker’s onboard compute and embedded sensors without relying on HD maps or city-specific engineering, allowing the same underlying software to be adapted across different vehicle platforms and markets.
Mercedes-Benz becomes another major production programme for Wayve alongside Nissan and Stellantis. Nissan has signed definitive agreements to integrate Wayve into its next-generation ProPILOT system, with a first production model planned for fiscal 2027. Stellantis is targeting a Wayve-powered Level 2++ system from 2028, initially in North America.
The Mercedes-Benz agreement adds another step in Wayve’s transition from development and testing into production vehicle programmes. The company says its platform is intended to support autonomy across multiple OEMs rather than through a vertically integrated vehicle business.