I tested Nvidia’s Tesla Full Self-Driving competitor — Tesla should be worried

It's a beautiful, cloudless day in San Francisco, and I'm sitting in the passenger seat of a Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan. The driver, Lucas, has his hands on the steering wheel, but it's really just for show: the car is essentially driving itself.

The vehicle is using Nvidia's new point-to-point Level 2 (L2) driver-assist system that is getting ready to roll out to more automakers in 2026. This is the chipmaker's big bet on driving automation, one it thinks can help grow its tiny automotive business into something more substantial and more profitable. Think of it as Nvidia's answer to Tesla's Full Self-Driving.

For roughly 40 minutes, we navi …

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