Mercedes-Benz plans to add Wayve AI to a future model within two years

Mercedes-Benz plans to put Wayve’s AI Driver in at least one future model within two years under a production agreement with the British startup. The software is meant to help a car handle trips from one point to another on city streets and highways; it is driving assistance, not a promise of a driverless Mercedes. Wayve’s pitch is an AI system that learns from driving data and its surroundings rather than relying on detailed maps and a long list of hand-written rules, which could make it easier to adapt across markets. For Mercedes, the deal is a bid to move faster as Chinese carmakers turn increasingly capable in-car AI into a competitive feature, while leaving the hard work of proving safety and securing approvals model by model.