Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) announced a strategic technology partnership with Wayve to integrate artificial intelligence-powered driving capabilities into its STLA AutoDrive platform. The collaboration aims to deliver hands-free, supervised automated driving across highway and urban environments.

The partnership will focus initially on Level 2++ automated driving technology, with the first vehicle integration planned for North America in 2028. The system is designed to support both highway and urban driving scenarios through what the companies describe as door-to-door supervised automated driving.

The agreement builds on Stellantis' recent strategic investment in Wayve, a London-based company founded in 2017 that develops artificial intelligence technology for automated driving. Wayve's AI Driver technology will be integrated into Stellantis' STLA AutoDrive platform, which serves as a foundation for advanced driver-assistance systems across the automaker's vehicle portfolio.

"Combining our STLA AutoDrive platform with Wayve's groundbreaking AI-first approach creates a genuinely intuitive and enjoyable hands-free driving experience," said Ned Curic, Stellantis Chief Engineering and Technology Officer.

Alex Kendall, Co-founder and CEO of Wayve, stated that their teams demonstrated rapid integration capabilities by bringing up a prototype in less than two months. The companies indicated that early development on Stellantis vehicles has already begun.

The STLA AutoDrive platform is designed to support evolution toward more advanced automated driving features as regulations and customer expectations develop. Wayve's technology uses an end-to-end AI approach intended to generalize across different geographies and vehicle types.

Stellantis' vehicle portfolio includes brands such as Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Peugeot, and Citroën. The partnership aims to scale advanced driving assistance technology across multiple markets over time.