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    NVlabs/alpamayo

    NVIDIA Alpamayo 1 Nano is an open 10B reasoning VLA model for autonomous vehicles that pairs driving trajectories with Chain-of-Causation reasoning.

    backend
    alpamayo
    autonomous-driving
    autonomous-vehicles
    chain-of-causation
    computer-vision
    Python
    Apache-2.0
    2.1K stars
    350 forks
    2.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 4, 2026
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    The project lists 11 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Implements a 10B parameter vision-language-action model for autonomous vehicle trajectory prediction with integrated Chain-of-Causation reasoning.
    • Combines driving trajectory forecasting with explicit causal reasoning to improve generalization and interpretability in autonomous driving scenarios.
    • Use for research and experimentation in developing reasoning-enhanced end-to-end autonomous driving models using multi-camera video inputs.
    • Use for generating reasoning traces alongside predicted vehicle trajectories to support explainability and debugging in autonomous vehicle systems.
    • Use for building auto-labeling tools that leverage hybrid human-in-the-loop Chain-of-Causation reasoning for autonomous vehicle datasets.

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

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    From the README

    Note: Following the release of NVIDIA Alpamayo at CES 2026, Alpamayo-R1 has been renamed to Alpamayo 1.

    📖 Please read the HuggingFace Model Card first! The model card contains comprehensive details on model architecture, inputs/outputs, licensing, and tested hardware configurations. This GitHub README focuses on setup, usage, and frequently asked questions.

    ⚠️ Note: GPUs with less than 24 GB VRAM will likely encounter CUDA out-of-memory errors.

    Excerpt from the NVlabs/alpamayo README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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