Nissan to deploy tech from AI self-driving startup Wayve

Tokyo, Japan: Nissan will integrate AI powered systems made by autonomous driving firm Wayve into vehicles, the companies announced Wednesday, marking...

Tokyo, Japan: Nissan will integrate AI-powered systems made by autonomous driving firm Wayve into vehicles, the companies announced Wednesday, marking the British startup's first deal to supply technology to an automaker on a mass scale.

While fully driverless cars remain some way off, the two companies said in a joint statement that their tie-up would help develop systems in real-world conditions.

The artificial intelligence systems made by Wayve, which last year said it had raised more than $1 billion, do not rely on pre-programmed maps but can navigate in real time.

Japan's Nissan unveiled in September a prototype of a vehicle that combined Wayve's AI self-driving software with its own high-tech laser sensors.

"Nissan are in most markets around the world, and we really aim to build an autonomy that can run globally," Wayve CEO Alex Kendall told AFP.