Nvidia has unveiled a sweeping new set of collaborations with Uber, Stellantis, Lucid, and Mercedes-Benz to accelerate the deployment of autonomous driving systems and AI-based mobility services. The announcement, made at Nvidia’s GTC conference, marks a defining moment in the company’s transition from a graphics and computing powerhouse into one of the automotive industry’s most influential software and AI infrastructure providers.
The partnerships bring together carmakers, ride-hailing networks, and next-generation vehicle platforms under Nvidia’s Drive Thor and Drive Hyperion ecosystems—hardware and software solutions that fuse real-time data processing, sensor integration, and machine learning to enable safer, smarter, and eventually self-driving vehicles. Uber will use Nvidia’s technologies to train and operate its autonomous fleet simulation systems, while Stellantis, Lucid, and Mercedes-Benz plan to embed Drive Thor chips directly into upcoming models…