Tesla Infotainment Systems To Now Use Intel Rather Than Nvidia Tech
Tesla’s infotainment systems will now be powered by computer chips supplied by Intel, rather than by Nvidia, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
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Nvidia Partnering With Volvo For Self-Driving Vehicle Tech Development
Nvidia, a giant in the manufacturing of graphics processing chips, is partnering with Volvo Cars and the Swedish auto supplier Autoliv on the development of new self-driving vehicle tech, according to recent reports. The aim, reportedly, is for the tech to be used in vehicles that will hit the marketplace by 2021.
Baidu & ~30 Other Chinese Firms Working On Self-Driving Vehicle Tech Development In Silicon Valley
The China-based tech giant Baidu is slated to soon release a list of more than 30 manufacturing partners that are working with it on the development of self-driving vehicle tech — a list that includes the auto manufacturer Chery Automobile — according to recent reports.
NVIDIA Hires Former Tesla Vice President Of Autopilot David Nistér
The video graphics cards and mobile processors manufacturer NVIDIA has hired former Tesla Vice President of Autopilot David Nistér, according to recent reports.
Nvidia, Bosch, & BMW Differ On Self-Driving Tech Timescales
The recent Bosch Connected World conference in Berlin saw speeches given by execs from Nvidia, Bosch, and BMW that made it clear just how divergent the companies’ timelines for self-driving vehicle tech are.
Tesla Autopilot 2.0 Is AI, Plus Evidence Of A HUD (Video)
In case you might have missed it, a few days ago Tesla Motors released a new video (featured below) with a Model X equipped with autopilot 2.0 navigating around an urban environment and finally ending up at Tesla headquarters. Most importantly, this video now shows what the new NVIDIA Drive PX 2 supercomputer is actually seeing. Obstacle, pedestrian, street signs and lights, and drivable surfaces are detected in real time.
University Of Waterloo Researchers Will Test Self-Driving Cars In Ontario
Road testing of self-driving cars on the public roads of Ontario will commence soon, following researchers at the University of Waterloo being granted approval for this by the Ministry of Transportation.
Inside NVIDIA’s New Self-Driving Supercomputer Powering Tesla’s Autopilot
NVIDIA announced that Tesla’s “in-vehicle supercomputer is powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE PX 2 AI computing platform… [and it] delivers more than 40 times the processing power of the previous system. It runs a Tesla-developed neural net for vision, sonar, and radar processing.”
Clean Transport & Energy News Roundup (Solar Shingles, Baidu + Nvidia Autonomous Car, Remote EV…
In this edition of the clean transport and energy news roundup, we’ve got stories on remote EV charging, a cheaper carbon fiber production process, BYD’s EV profits, a water injection system from Bosch, Audi’s Formula E bid, Baidu and Nvidia’s autonomous car project, Portland’s EV showcase, solar shingles, Sri Lanka’s … [continued]
NVIDIA Reveals 3 Big Updates To Deep-Learning Software Platform
Three big updates are coming to NVIDIA’s deep-learning software platform, going by a recent announcement from the company. These updates — NVIDIA DIGITS 4, CUDA Deep Neural Network Library (cuDNN) 5.1, and the new GPU Inference Engine (GIE) — include DIGITS 4’s new object detection workflow, one which will allow … [continued]
