NVIDIA will be showcased next week as the winner of the fiercely contested 3D Occupancy Prediction Challenge for autonomous driving development at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR), in Vancouver, Canada. The competition had more than 400 submissions from nearly 150 teams across 10 regions. 3D occupancy prediction is the process of forecasting […]
Sarah Tariq Drives Autonomous Vehicle Software
Sarah Tariq joined NVIDIA 18 years ago as an intern — and is now the company’s vice president of autonomous driving software, leading a team of several hundred engineers. Originally from Islamabad, Pakistan, Tariq is based in Silicon Valley with a team spread across the U.S., Europe, India and China. They’re focused on developing next-generation, […]
NVIDIA Achieves Safety Milestones With DRIVE Hyperion Autonomous Vehicle Platform
More than 50 automotive companies around the world have deployed over 800 autonomous test vehicles powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion automotive compute architecture, which has recently achieved new safety milestones. The latest NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture is based on the DRIVE Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC). Many NVIDIA DRIVE processes, as well as hardware and software […]
NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion Takes the Wheel at Auto Shanghai
Shanghai is once again showing why it’s called the “Magic City” as more than 1,000 exhibitors from 20 countries dazzle the automotive world this week at the highly anticipated International Automobile Industry Exhibition. With nearly 1,500 vehicles on display, the 20th edition of Auto Shanghai is showcasing the newest AI-powered cars and mobility solutions using […]
XPENG G9 Heightens Innovation with DRIVE Orin
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to reflect the XPENG G9 launch. It was originally published in November 2021. You don’t need a private plane to be at the forefront of personal travel. Electric automaker XPENG launched the G9 SUV this week during NVIDIA GTC. The intelligent, software-defined vehicle is built on the high-performance […]
Polestar 3 Sets New Standard for Premium SUVs
The age of electric vehicles has arrived and, with it, an entirely new standard for premium SUVs. Polestar, the performance EV brand spun out from Volvo Cars, launched its third model today in Copenhagen. With the Polestar 3, the automaker has taken SUV design back to the drawing board, building a vehicle as innovative as […]
NIO Expands Global Footprint with Intelligent EVs
When it comes to reimagining the next generation of automotive, NIO is thinking outside the car. This month, the China-based electric vehicle maker introduced its lineup to four new countries in Europe — Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden — along with an innovative subscription-based ownership model. The countries join NIO’s customer base in China […]
NETA Selects DRIVE Orin for Upcoming EVs
One of China’s popular battery-electric startups now has the brains to boot. NETA Auto, the brand under Zheijiang-based electric automaker Hozon Auto, this week announced it will build its future electric vehicles on the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin platform. These EVs will be software defined, with automated driving and intelligent features that will be continuously upgraded […]
Lotus Launches Eletre SUV, Powered by DRIVE Orin
One of the biggest names in racing is going even bigger. Performance automaker Lotus launched its first SUV, the Eletre, earlier this week. The fully electric vehicle sacrifices little in terms of speed and outperforms when it comes to technology. It features an immersive digital cockpit, lengthy battery range of up to 370 miles and […]
Volvo Cars Introduces EX90, Built on DRIVE Orin
It’s a new age for safety. Volvo Cars unveiled the Volvo EX90 SUV today in Stockholm, marking the beginning of a new era of electrification, technology and safety for the automaker. The flagship vehicle is redesigned from tip to tail — with a new powertrain, branding and software-defined AI compute — powered by the NVIDIA […]