AI & DATA ANALYTICS
66 pave the path to the deployment of the Waymo Driver globally in years to come , and represents an important milestone in the highly competitive autonomous vehicle industry . Volvo Car Group shares our vision of creating an autonomous future where roads are safer , and transportation is more accessible and greener .”
Waymo ’ s partnership with Volvo is indicative of the ways traditional automotive manufacturers are fighting back after upstarts such as Tesla have dethroned them as the most valuable car companies - despite selling many times less vehicles . Recognising that it is precisely technologies such as AI that are driving the future vehicle market , manufacturers like Mercedes are partnering with technology firms to introduce advanced technology to their cars .
In Mercedes ’ case , it is partnering with US technology firm NVIDIA to build in-vehicle AI computing infrastructure using NVIDIA ’ s DRIVE platform . The partnership will see the architecture rolled out across all next generation Mercedes-Benz vehicles , starting in 2024 . Jensen Huang , founder and CEO of NVIDIA , said :
SEPTEMBER 2020