Nvidia has been devoted to the research of semi-autonomous driving cars for years. The company has just announced its latest achievements. It is the first time that it has demonstrated its world-leading autopilot technology in the latest generation of Audi A8. Audi said that its latest luxury car has achieved Level 3 autopilot. Under certain conditions, the driver can remove his hands from the steering wheel. However, the driver still needs to pay attention to his driving environment at any time, and he must maintain his concentration and take control of the car whenever necessary.
In the past year or two, almost every car manufacturer has started to develop its own autopilot technology, but at present there is no uniform standard. So although the Tesla ModelS can only achieve level 2 autopilot, the technology used on the Audi A8 does not lead too much.
But why is this still good news for Nvidia? Because no matter what car manufacturers use what level of autopilot technology, this chip maker's technology and products have been used in different manufacturers' products.
The list of partners is constantly updated
The cooperation between Nvidia and Audi has been for some time, and the cooperation between the two has been further upgraded at the beginning of this year. At that time, Audi said that it will use Nvidia's DrivePX2 platform hardware and software in future automotive products. The Audi zFAS system is the result of cooperation between the two companies. The system allows a car to drive on a highway at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. On the steering wheel.
Nvidia stated in a blog that the company's technology will collate the receipts collected by the A8 sensors and the transmission speed will be 2.5 billion times per second. The Audi A8 is also the first mass-produced vehicle equipped with a laser radar, and the laser system can continuously scan the surroundings of the vehicle.
In addition to working with Audi, Nvidia also announced that it has reached a consensus with Swedish automaker Volvo to help Volvo produce fully automated unmanned cars that can be on the road by 2021. In addition, Nvidia's partners also include Mercedes-Benz and Toyota.
Toyota will use Nvidia’s DrivePX2 supercomputer platform as the “brains†of the company’s semi-autonomous vehicle in the future. The cooperation between the two companies is very interesting because Toyota has always been Japan’s largest automaker.
Of course, including last year's Tesla with the termination of cooperation with driverless technology company Mobileye, also decided to start using Nvidia's technology for the company's semi-autonomous driving technology research and development. Tesla has always had the ambition to build a driverless car, and for now, the cooperation with Nvidia is the best way to achieve this goal.
These partnerships are very important to both Nvidia and automotive manufacturers. At present, most auto manufacturers have set the goal of implementing unmanned cars on the road in 2020 or 2021. Selecting the most suitable partner will help both parties achieve a win-win situation.
Driverless cars are growing
In fact, in the current revenue composition of Nvidia, the automotive business only occupies a very small proportion. In the financial report for the first quarter of this year, the automotive business generated $140 million in revenue for the company, and this figure only accounts for 7% of its total revenue.
However, investors need not worry more about this. After all, this Audi A8 equipped with the latest semi-autonomous driving technology has not yet been put on the market, and most auto manufacturers have only just begun to launch models equipped with semi-autonomous driving technology.
Boston Consulting Group estimates that by 2035, the market value of the driverless car market will reach $77 billion. And now gives Nvidia enough time to find more partners, and to provide more revenue through the provision of technology. This is only the beginning. With the successive listing of various models equipped with Nvidia technology, Nvidia is still a worthwhile target for investors.
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