Jensen Huang Takes Nvidia’s Alpamayo Self-Driving Tech For A Spin, Says It ‘Drives Like A Human’

Jensen Huang Takes Nvidia’s Alpamayo Self-Driving Tech For A Spin, Says It ‘Drives Like A Human’

By Badar Shaikh
Publication Date: 2026-03-14 13:31:00

Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang was seen driving around the city of San Francisco in a car equipped with the company’s Alpamayo self-driving suite.

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In a new video released by the chipmaker, the CEO can be seen in a Mercedes-Benz vehicle equipped with Nvidia’s self-driving stack, driving around in the city, with a mix of highway driving and lane changing on multiple occasions.

Huang said that the “miracle” about the Alpamayo technology was that “it drives like a human,” while also hailing its end-to-end stack. He also talked about the company’s upcoming Robotaxi network set for a 2027 launch.

Huang also suggested that “every Robotaxi network should have an air traffic control center,” adding that Alpamayo could help a Robotaxi navigate its way out of a complex situation by a few “human-inject waypoints,” adding that its safety stack also provides an advantage for operators.

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The Alpamayo stack showcased in the video had over ten cameras, five radar sensors and twelve ultrasonic sensors on the car that enabled self-driving, touting its human-like driving style as an advantage over competitors.

“This is the way transportation should be,” Huang said at the end, adding that the Alpamayo was “100% comfortable and 100% confident.” He also hailed the technology as…