Vietnamese automaker VinFast has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Israel-based Autobrains Technologies Ltd and US chipmaker Nvidia to develop a next-generation Level 4 autonomous driving system for Southeast Asia. The announcement was made at the Nvidia Technology Conference held at the recent Computex 2026 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan.
VinFast confirmed that a new Level 4 autonomous driving system will be built on the Nvidia Drive Hyperion 10 computing system and powered by Autobrains’ Agentic AI autonomous driving software. It will be developed specifically for Southeast Asia’s road conditions, including dense traffic, diverse road behavior, and highly dynamic urban environments, which it says “present a demanding validation ground for autonomous driving.”
VinFast said that the collaboration “marks a new step in VinFast’s roadmap to make advanced autonomous driving technology more accessible at a reasonable cost, while opening up a more practical approach to autonomous mobility solutions in the region’s highly complex traffic environments.”
VinFast further stated: “The three-way collaboration comes at a time when autonomous driving has stalled on three persistent barriers: system complexity, compute cost, and brittle performance outside controlled environments. To address these challenges, VinFast, Nvidia, and Autobrains are developing a modular architecture, pairing vehicle integration, high-performance compute, and Agentic AI software.
Unlike traditional end-to-end approaches, Autobrains’ Agentic AI deploys specialized AI agents that activate only when the driving task demands them. This approach delivers sharper real-world reasoning, lower compute overhead, and a scalable, cost-efficient path to autonomy.”
VinFast said that it hopes the collaboration will provide a path to bring advanced autonomous capability to market without the premium cost structure that has limited wider deployment, adding that the “Nvidia Drive Hyperion gives VinFast a validated hardware and software foundation, reducing the integration work that typically adds years to autonomous vehicle programmes.”
VinFast’s deputy CEO of ADAS, Duong Nguyen, said in a statement: “Advanced mobility shouldn’t be a luxury. VinFast is committed to building scalable and accessible autonomous driving solutions through collaboration with global technology leaders. Together with Autobrains and Nvidia, we are exploring a practical and cost-efficient path toward Level 4 mobility for Southeast Asia’s highly dynamic real-world traffic environments.”
Autobrains’ CEO, Igal Raichelgauz, stated: “Together with Nvidia and VinFast, Autobrains is introducing the first Agentic Level 4, built to handle real-world complexity at scale, and engineered to run on production vehicles. Scaling autonomy demands a paradigm shift, from ever-larger end-to-end models to real-time reasoning behind the wheel.”
Nvidia’s vice president of Automotive, Rishi Dhall, pointed out that “software-defined vehicles are the driving force behind the automotive industry’s transformation. By building VinFast’s Level 4 programme on the Nvidia Drive Hyperion platform with Autobrains’ AV software, VinFast can accelerate the development of safe, reliable autonomous vehicles designed to perform in complex real-world driving conditions and improve over time.”
