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  • Nvidia, suppliers roll out partnerships to rekindle self-driving push
    January 9, 2026, 8:54 AM EST. At CES in Las Vegas, Nvidia unveiled its next-generation platform to power a raft of autonomous-driving partnerships, including a robotaxi alliance among Lucid Group, Nuro and Uber. AWS and Germany's Aumovio joined forces to scale commercial self-driving rollout. Bosch and Kodiak AI expanded autonomous-truck hardware and sensors manufacturing. Mercedes-Benz said its vehicles in the United States will soon offer a new advanced driver-assistance system that can operate autonomously on city streets under driver supervision, powered by Nvidia chips. Automakers prefer revenue-generating Level 2 driver-assistance over multi-billion-dollar Level 5 bets, citing high costs and uncertain demand. Industry officials warn against expecting rapid shifts toward full autonomy, while China accelerates its own push. Executives emphasize AI as a development accelerator, as regional competition intensifies.