Stellantis has purchased Hungarian technology firm Aimotive, a specialist in software and hardware solutions for autonomous vehicles.
The acquisition is intended to accelerate development of STLA Autodrive, the car-making conglomerate’s advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) platform earmarked for a 2024 launch.
STLA Autodrive comprises Level 2, Level 2+ and Level 3 assistance systems, the third taking total control from the driver in select circumstances, albeit under supervision.
A collaboration with American tech company Waymo – which uses modified examples of Stellantis’s Chrysler Pacifica MPV in its testing – will yield solutions for Level 4 autonomy (and above) in the long-term.
