After ‘surprise car announcement’, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang meets CEOs of Mercedes and Hyundai

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai heads at CES 2026, following the launch of Alpamayo, its new self-driving car AI. Mercedes-Benz will be the first to use Alpamayo in its upcoming CLA model. Hyundai, despite heavy investment, trails rivals and aims for Level 2+ capabilities by 2027, showing interest in closer Nvidia collaboration.