Nvidia Reveals New AI Tools for Autonomous Vehicles, Robots
Company Shows Off Vehicle Platform Called Alpamayo That Allows Cars to 'Reason' in Real World, CEO Jensen Huang Says at CES
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Nvidia Corp., aiming to extend the reach of its technology, announced a group of AI models and tools designed to speed the development of autonomous vehicles and power a new generation of robots.听
The company unveiled a vehicle platform called Alpamayo that allows cars to 鈥渞eason鈥 in the real world, CEO Jensen Huang said Jan. 5 during a presentation at the CES trade show in Las Vegas.
Potential users can take the Alpamayo model and retrain it themselves, Nvidia said. The free offering is aimed at creating vehicles that can think their way out of unexpected situations, such as a traffic-light outage.
CEO Jensen Huang just announced Alpamayo which he calls the world鈥檚 first thinking and reasoning model built for autonomous vehicles.
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An onboard computer in a car will analyze inputs 鈥 from cameras and other sensors 鈥 break them down into steps and come up with solutions. Nvidia is building on its work with Mercedes-Benz to develop vehicles capable of hands-free driving on the highway that can also find their way through cities.
The first Nvidia-powered car will be on the road in the first quarter in the U.S., Huang said. Europe will follow in the second quarter, with an Asia introduction coming in the second half, he said.听
鈥淲e imagine that someday, a billion cars on the road will all be autonomous,鈥 he said.
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The company also introduced AI models and other technology for robots. It鈥檚 working with Siemens AG to bring AI to more of the physical world, Huang said during the event.听
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