Nvidia is expanding its European automated driving business through new partnerships with companies including Bolt, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars, Lucid, and Einride. The company is promoting its modular Hyperion platform, which supports both internal software like the Alpamayo stack and third-party systems.
Bolt plans to launch a robotaxi service using Lucid vehicles equipped with the Nvidia Hyperion platform and Alpamayo software. The companies intend to deploy at least 25 000 Level 4-capable vehicles, with initial testing scheduled for next year in Madrid. Bolt aims to operate 100 000 autonomous vehicles by 2035, targeting Germany and France as key markets.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is showcasing an ID. Buzz AD model integrated with the Nvidia Hyperion platform. This development runs alongside the group's existing work with Mobileye and its separate partnership with the British AI firm Wayve for passenger car software. Nvidia remains a hardware supplier and investor for Wayve projects.
Volvo Cars and Mercedes-Benz are also adopting Nvidia technologies to advance their Level 3 and 4 autonomous driving capabilities. Meanwhile, Einride will utilize the Hyperion platform and Halos operating system for its next-generation autonomous electric trucks.
Porsche, Cariad, Nvidia, Microsoft Azure, and Voxel51 are collaborating on a data platform to train and validate driving systems. By using virtual simulations and cloud infrastructure, the partners aim to reduce physical test drives by up to 90 percent and shorten development cycles by up to 85 percent.
