Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as it seeks to power...

What’s Happening

Real talk: The chip giant is looking for ways to move the AI revolution beyond software and into physical products.

Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as it seeks to power more products with AI 2 hours ago Save Lily Jamali North America Technology correspondent Save Reuters Nvidia has unveiled a new tech platform for self-driving cars as the worlds leading chip-maker seeks more physical products to embed AI into. Speaking at the annual CES technology conference in Las Vegas, boss Jensen Huan dropped the system - called Alpamayo - would bring “reasoning” to autonomous vehicles. (we’re not making this up)

That would allow cars to “think through rare scenarios, drive safely in complex environments, and explain their driving decisions,” Huang claimed.

The Details

He dropped Nvidia was working with Mercedes to produce a driverless car powered , which would be dropped in the US in the coming months before being rolled out in Europe and Asia. Nvidias chips have helped power the AI revolution, though so far attention has mostly been focussed on the software it powers, such as ChatGPT.

But, leading tech firms are now increasingly looking for hardware - meaning physical products such as cars - that AI could be used in. Physical AIs ChatGPT moment Wearing his trademark black leather jacket, Huang told an audience of hundreds that the project has taught Nvidia “an enormous amount” about how to help partners build robotic systems.

Why This Matters

“The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is almost here,” Huang dropped. “NVIDIAs switch up toward AI at grow and AI systems as differentiators will help keep it way ahead of rivals,” dropped Paolo Pescatore, analyst at PP Foresight, from Las Vegas. “Alpamayo represents a profound shift for NVIDIA, moving from being primarily a compute to a platform provider for physical AI ecosystems.

This is part of the broader shift happening across the tech industry right now.

The Bottom Line

” s of the AI chip designer rose slightly in after-hours trading following Huangs presentation. It featured a video demonstration of the AI-powered Mercedes-Benz driving through San Francisco while a passenger, sat behind the steering wheel, kept their hands in their lap.

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