Nvidia gets key design wins to bring AI to autonomous vehicle fleets

Nvidia's Automotive Partnerships and Technology - Nvidia has secured key design wins for autonomous vehicles with major car manufacturers including Toyota, Aurora, and Continental [1] - These partnerships are part of Nvidia's growing list of collaborations for next-generation highly automated and autonomous vehicle fleets [1] - The announcements were made by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during his opening keynote at CES 2025 [1] Toyota's Adoption of Nvidia Technology - Toyota, the world's largest automaker, will build its next-generation vehicles on Nvidia's Drive AGX Orin system-on-a-chip (SoC) [2] - These vehicles will run the safety-certified Nvidia DriveOS operating system and offer advanced driving assistance capabilities [2] Nvidia's Automotive Business Growth - Nvidia's automotive vertical business is expected to grow to approximately $5 billion in fiscal year 2026 [3] - The majority of auto manufacturers, truckmakers, robotaxi companies, and mobility startups are developing on Nvidia's Drive AGX platform and technologies [3] Strategic Partnerships and Future Plans - Aurora, Continental, and Nvidia announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy driverless trucks at scale, powered by Nvidia Drive [4] - Nvidia's accelerated compute running DriveOS will be integrated into the Aurora Driver, an SAE level 4 autonomous-driving system, with mass-manufacturing planned for 2027 [4] Nvidia's Core Computing Systems for Autonomous Vehicles - Nvidia offers three core computing systems essential for end-to-end autonomous vehicle development [6] - These include the Nvidia Drive in-vehicle computer for real-time sensor data processing, Nvidia DGX systems for AI model training, and the Nvidia Omniverse platform for testing and validating self-driving systems in simulation [6] Industry-Wide Adoption of Nvidia Technology - Other mobility companies adopting Nvidia Drive accelerated compute for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous vehicle roadmaps include BYD, JLR, Li Auto, Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, NIO, Nuro, Rivian, Volvo Cars, Waabi, Wayve, Xiaomi, ZEEKR, and Zoox [5]