{"slug": "mercedes-benz-signs-deal-to-put-wayve-ai-driver-in-cars-within-2-years", "title": "Mercedes-Benz signs deal to put Wayve AI Driver in cars within 2 years", "summary": "Mercedes-Benz signed a definitive production agreement with British self-driving startup Wayve to integrate Wayve's end-to-end \"AI Driver\" into future Mercedes vehicles, with integration starting within two years. The deal marks the first time Wayve's driving AI will go into a production car in the premium segment, deepening a relationship that includes Mercedes' investment in Wayve's $1.5 billion Series D round earlier this year.", "body_md": "Mercedes-Benz has signed a definitive production agreement with British self-driving startup Wayve to build its “AI Driver” into future Mercedes vehicles, with integration starting within the next two years.\n\nIt’s the first time Wayve’s end-to-end driving AI is going into a production car in the premium segment, and it deepens a relationship that already includes Mercedes investing in Wayve’s $1.5 billion Series D round earlier this year.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mercedes-benz-signs-deal-to-put-wayve-ai-driver-in-cars-within-2-years", "canonical_source": "https://electrek.co/2026/09/22/mercedes-benz-wayve-ai-driver-production-agreement/", "published_at": "2026-09-22 14:49:05+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 14:54:51.938258+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["autonomous-vehicles", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Mercedes-Benz", "Wayve"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mercedes-benz-signs-deal-to-put-wayve-ai-driver-in-cars-within-2-years", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mercedes-benz-signs-deal-to-put-wayve-ai-driver-in-cars-within-2-years.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mercedes-benz-signs-deal-to-put-wayve-ai-driver-in-cars-within-2-years.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mercedes-benz-signs-deal-to-put-wayve-ai-driver-in-cars-within-2-years.jsonld"}}