Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are emerging as a use case for artificial intelligence, with Nvidia announcing partnerships with carmakers to develop self-driving technology using its hardware and software platform. “The AV revolution has arrived after so many years, with Waymo’s success and Tesla’s success,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a keynote speech at CES 2025 in Las Vegas Monday (Jan. 6). Nvidia and Uber announced in a Monday press release that they will jointly develop AI-powered self-driving technology. Uber will use data from millions of trips taken in its vehicles and pair it with Nvidia’s new generative world foundation model, Cosmos. This enables Uber’s AI systems to train in virtual-world settings. “Generative AI will power the future of mobility, requiring both rich data and very powerful compute,” said Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in the announcement. “By working with Nvidia, we are confident that we can help supercharge the timeline for safe and scalable autonomous driving solutions for the industry.” Toyota will build its next-generation vehicles on Nvidia’s Drive AGX platform to add advanced driving assistance capabilities, while Aurora and Continental plan to deploy driverless trucks at scale, according to a separate Monday press release. Aurora is developing self-driving systems for commercial vehicles like trucks, while Continental provides advanced trucking technologies and components. Other clients include Mercedes-Benz, Rivian, Volvo, Amazon’s Zoox, BYD and more.

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