Overview
- The companies announced a joint development agreement to integrate Helm.ai software into Honda’s production driver-assistance programs for consumer vehicles.
- Helm.ai will provide its perception stack (Helm.ai Vision), real-time path prediction (Helm.ai Driver), and generative simulation models including VidGen-2, GenSim-1/2, and WorldGen-1.
- The collaboration centers on Honda’s end-to-end Navigate on Autopilot, a partially automated system for highway and complex urban driving that requires constant driver attention.
- Honda plans to scale the E2E NOA across its lineup with mass production targeted after 2027, and the companies did not disclose contract value or duration.
- Honda has invested in Helm.ai since 2021, reportedly at least $30 million, and the startup has raised more than $100 million overall.