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Nissan Motor President and CEO Ivan Espinosa, left, aims to introduce the company’s latest assisted driving system equipped with U.K. startup Wayve’s AI software in Japan during the fiscal year ending March 2028. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)

YUICHI SHIGA

December 10, 2025 15:52 JST

TOKYO — Nissan Motor and U.K.-based autonomous driving startup Wayve signed agreements on Wednesday to collaborate on developing an artificial intelligence-based driver-assistance system, aiming to install the technology in mass-produced vehicles during the business year that ends in March 2028.