Nvidia Expands Autonomous Vehicle Partnerships with Hyundai, BYD, and Others Nvidia has announced new partnerships with Hyundai Motor, Nissan Motor, Isuzu, and Chinese automakers BYD and Geely to expand its autonomous vehicle (AV) development business. The collaborations focus on Nvidia’s Drive Hyperion platform, a system designed to help companies develop and deploy driver-assist and autonomous driving capabilities for Level 4 AVs. These vehicles are capable of operating without human intervention in predefined conditions or areas. The partnerships mark a significant step in Nvidia’s strategy to grow beyond its core artificial intelligence (AI) business. During the company’s GTC developers conference in San Jose, California, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the importance of self-driving cars, calling the current advancements a “ChatGPT moment” for the industry. He stated that the company has achieved a breakthrough in autonomous driving and is now announcing four new partners for its robotaxi-ready platform. Huang predicted that the number of robotaxi-ready vehicles in the future will be “incredible,” though no consumer vehicles are currently available that can operate entirely without human oversight. The Drive Hyperion platform is part of Nvidia’s broader “end-to-end” AV solution, which includes data center training, large-scale simulations, and in-vehicle computing systems. Nvidia does not manufacture or sell AVs or many of their components, instead providing the technology and infrastructure for automotive companies to build their own systems. Current customers of the platform include self-driving startups like Aurora and Nuro, as well as consumer-facing businesses such as Sony Group, Uber Technologies, Jeep parent Stellantis, and electric vehicle maker Lucid Group.#nvidia #jensen_huang #hyundai_motor #byd #drive_hyperion
