Solana-based Natix brings DePIN data into self-driving AI with Valeo
23.01.2026
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Automotive technology supplier Valeo and Natix Network, a Solana-based decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) provider, have partnered to build an open-source, artificial intelligence (AI) multi-camera model aimed at improving autonomous driving systems.
Valeo + Natix = Open-Source AI Model for Self-Driving Cars
Automotive tech giant Valeo and Solana-based DePIN player Natix just dropped a collab that's about to shake up autonomous driving. They're building an open-source AI multi-camera model called the World Foundation Model (WFM) — think of it as the brain upgrade self-driving cars desperately need.
This isn't just another perception model. WFM learns and predicts real-world motion, adapting to traffic on the fly. It's pushing AI from text-based understanding into the physical realm — where it actually matters. First version drops in a couple months, according to Natix.
WFM: The Secret Sauce for True Autonomy
Autonomous startup Wayve is already testing WFM in Vegas — their vehicle navigated parts of the city with zero prior training. That's the power of foundation models in the wild.
WFM sits at the intersection of DePIN and AI — merging blockchain with community-owned physical infrastructure. Participants contribute computing power and data, get crypto rewards, and collectively build the dataset that trains these models.
“The teams that build the first scalable world models will define the foundation of the next AI wave: Physical AIs.” — Alireza Ghods, co-founder and CEO of Natix
Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo’s Brain Division, says the goal is to “advance mobility intelligence” responsibly. Translation: they want self-driving cars that don't freak out when a plastic bag floats across the road.
Why Open-Source Matters
Natix and Valeo are releasing everything — models, datasets, training tools. Why? Transparency = safety. When the whole ecosystem can test and fine-tune, we get robust AI that works across diverse real-world conditions before deployment.
Natix’s decentralized camera network already has hundreds of thousands of contributors and hundreds of millions of kilometers of driving data (per Messari). That's the DePIN advantage — scale through community.
The Competition: Nvidia’s in the Game
Main competitor? Nvidia’s Alpamayo — an open-source vision-language-action model family that uses camera/sensor data for reasoning-based autonomy. The race for the best physical AI foundation is officially on.
- • Natix founded: 2020
- • Network: Hundreds of thousands of contributors
- • Data: Hundreds of millions of kilometers recorded
- • Model type: Multi-camera world foundation model (WFM)
- • Blockchain: Solana-based DePIN
- • Release: Open-source everything
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