Mercedes has signed a production agreement with British autonomous driving startup Waabi and plans to install Waabi\'s artificial intelligence driving system in its vehicles within two years. It is the first time Waabi\'s end-to-end driving AI will be applied to mass-produced premium passenger cars. The system will be integrated with Mercedes hardware, MB.OS and map interfaces, and offered as an advanced driver assistance feature for city streets and highways. Details were not disclosed.

South Korea\'s National AI Strategy Committee set a goal for its second year of positioning the country as an irreplaceable core player in the global AI supply chain and a trusted partner. It plans to pursue tasks including national strategic industrialisation of AI data centres, industry and defence AX, and AI security and standardisation, while shifting its operations from subcommittee-led work to project-based execution. It also aims to focus on implementation and performance management as the cross-government AI budget rises.