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Super cool to see NVIDIA releasing hardware specifically meant to be a platform for building self-driving systems[1]: "NVIDIA DRIVE™ PX 2 is the open AI car co

Super cool to see NVIDIA releasing hardware specifically meant to be a platform for building self-driving systems[1]: "NVIDIA DRIVE™ PX 2 is the open AI car computing platform that enables automakers and their tier 1 suppliers to accelerate production of automated and autonomous vehicles. It scales from a palm-sized, energy efficient module for AutoCruise capabilities, to a powerful AI supercomputer capable of autonomous driving." I hadn't heard of this before and with their purported pivot to an AI company, I can't wait to see what other platforms they develop in a similar capacity. [1] - http://www.nvidia.com/object/drive-px.html http://www.nvidia.com/object/drive-px.html

dogma1138 10y ago
NVIDIA has been trying to pivot into a "services" company for a while, NVIDIA GRID/Gaming Cloud, computing etc. "AI" or at least fused sensor automation seems like a good place for them since they already have both the hardware and the software expertise for this. NVIDIA actually gave up on even attempting to do console graphics again since they didn't want their pipeline to be suffocated by these draconian single customer contracts. What keeps AMD's graphics department alive these days, is exactly what would have prevented NVIDIA from pushing their business forward.
- moyta 10y ago
  Well, that and AMD has x86-64 & ARM licensing and experience sitting right there in house, ready for Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, etc to say what IP Blocks they want, with a 3 month lag until that custom chip is ready. Nvidia did make what could have been an x86-64 chip, but had to can that since they couldn't get the relevant licensing from AMD & Intel to allow its production and sale, hence why everything they sell is ARM.
- erk__ 10y ago
  The new nintendo console/handheld have Nvidia graphics.
  - dogma1138 10y ago
    It's the NVIDIA Tegra SOC this is different than having to fill your pipeline with custom graphics for a mainstream console. Nintendo just licensed the SOC from NVIDIA, the PS4 had a custom chip from the green giant, and AMD does custom APUs for the PS4 and Xbone,

dogma1138 10y ago

NVIDIA has been trying to pivot into a "services" company for a while, NVIDIA GRID/Gaming Cloud, computing etc. "AI" or at least fused sensor automation seems like a good place for them since they already have both the hardware and the software expertise for this. NVIDIA actually gave up on even attempting to do console graphics again since they didn't want their pipeline to be suffocated by these draconian single customer contracts. What keeps AMD's graphics department alive these days, is exactly what would have prevented NVIDIA from pushing their business forward.

moyta 10y ago
Well, that and AMD has x86-64 & ARM licensing and experience sitting right there in house, ready for Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, etc to say what IP Blocks they want, with a 3 month lag until that custom chip is ready. Nvidia did make what could have been an x86-64 chip, but had to can that since they couldn't get the relevant licensing from AMD & Intel to allow its production and sale, hence why everything they sell is ARM.
erk__ 10y ago
The new nintendo console/handheld have Nvidia graphics.
- dogma1138 10y ago
  It's the NVIDIA Tegra SOC this is different than having to fill your pipeline with custom graphics for a mainstream console. Nintendo just licensed the SOC from NVIDIA, the PS4 had a custom chip from the green giant, and AMD does custom APUs for the PS4 and Xbone,