At the IAA Mobility conference in Munich, NVIDIA’s Vice President of Automotive, Ali Kani, explained how new cloud to car artificial intelligence platforms are making vehicles safer, smarter, and more reliable than ever before.
Instead of simply showing new cars, NVIDIA and its partners demonstrated how vehicles are evolving into intelligent machines. These cars are built not only in factories but are designed with powerful computing in data centers. Kani described this change as a shift from focusing on engine horsepower to the power of computer chips and from traditional mechanical systems to advanced software.
NVIDIA offers a complete set of AI computing tools for building self-driving cars. First, NVIDIA DGX helps train AI in the cloud. Second, NVIDIA Omniverse and Cosmos create realistic simulations and data to test these systems. Lastly, NVIDIA DRIVE AGX runs on board the vehicle, processing information from sensors in real time. Together, these create a feedback loop that allows performance and safety to improve quickly and efficiently.
Safety is at the heart of this technology. The NVIDIA Halos safety system brings together hardware, advanced chips, software, and testing tools to ensure that autonomous vehicles are developed with the highest standards. This system includes certified safety chips, an advanced operating system, and a specialized validation program that thoroughly checks the reliability of AI when used on the road.
Automakers can use simulation tools built with NVIDIA Omniverse and Cosmos to train and test vehicles in challenging or rare situations, such as unpredictable traffic or hazardous events. These virtual tests help ensure cars are ready for almost anything when driving in the real world.
Major car companies are already using NVIDIA’s technology. Lucid’s electric Gravity SUV, Mercedes Benz’s new GLC and fully electric shooting brake, Lotus’s Eletre SUV, ZYT’s autonomous vehicle software, Volvo’s ES90 and EX90 models, and XPENG’s smart G6, G9, and X9 all use the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform and related software to bring advanced AI and safety to their vehicles.
Global tech companies are also joining in. MediaTek teams up with NVIDIA to add powerful graphics and AI to its auto cockpit solutions. ThunderSoft has designed an AI Box to power smart cockpits with safety and personalization. Cerence uses NVIDIA tech to create voice assistants that are safe and brand-specific. ZF Group’s supercomputer, RoboSense’s lidar integration, Desay SV’s smart controllers, and Magna’s flexible driver-assistance systems all use NVIDIA DRIVE AGX to push the boundaries of safe and smart driving.
Through cloud to car AI and strong partnerships, NVIDIA is setting the pace for a future where cars are intelligent, reliable, and above all, safe.
Original article and image: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/iaa-mobility-ai-defined-vehicles/
