NVIDIA Unveils Alpamayo-R1: First Open-Source Reasoning AI Model for Autonomous Driving Research
NVIDIA announced Alpamayo-R1, the world's first open reasoning vision-language-action model for autonomous driving research at NeurIPS 2025. The model combines chain-of-thought reasoning with path planning to help vehicles navigate complex scenarios with human-like judgment, marking a significant step toward Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities.