Volvo Selects NVIDIA DRIVE for Production Cars
October 10 2018 - 6:19AM
Volvo Cars and NVIDIA today announced that the Swedish automaker
has selected the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier™ computer for its next
generation of vehicles, with production starting early 2020s.
DRIVE AGX Xavier is a highly integrated AI car computer that
enables Volvo to streamline development of self-driving
capabilities while reducing total cost of development and support.
The initial production release will deliver Level 2+ assisted
driving features, going beyond traditional advanced driver
assistance systems.
The companies are working together to develop automated driving
capabilities, uniquely integrating 360-degree surround perception
and a driver monitoring system. The NVIDIA-based computing platform
will enable Volvo to implement new connectivity services, energy
management technology, in-car personalization options, and
autonomous drive technology.
“Autopilot done right will bring a jump in safety and driving
comfort. Your car will drive you and constantly watch out for you.
Making this possible will require sensor architecture, AI software,
computing and safety technology like nothing the world has ever
made,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, who announced
the news at his GTC Europe keynote. “As a world leader in safety
technology and innovation, Volvo understands there is a direct
connection between safety, comfort and the computing capability
inside the vehicle.”
“A successful launch of autonomous drive will require an
enormous amount of computing power, as well as constant advances in
artificial intelligence,” said Håkan Samuelsson, president and
chief executive of Volvo Cars. “Our agreement with NVIDIA is an
important piece of that puzzle and helps us to safely introduce
fully autonomous Volvo cars to our customers.”
NVIDIA DRIVE AGX incorporates the NVIDIA Xavier
system-on-a-chip, the world’s first processor built for autonomous
driving. Architected for safety, the Xavier SoC incorporates six
different types of processors for redundant and diverse
algorithms.
Today’s news follows Volvo and NVIDIA’s announcement in June
2017 that they are developing a Level 4 highly automated driving
system — also using the scalable NVIDIA DRIVE platform — in
collaboration with Veoneer and Zenuity.
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