Editor’s note: No one developer or company has yet succeeded in creating a fully autonomous vehicle. But we’re getting closer. With this new DRIVE Labs blog series, we’ll take an engineering-focused look at each individual open challenge — from perceiving paths to handling intersections — and how the NVIDIA DRIVE AV Software team is mastering… Continue reading DRIVE Labs: How We’re Building Path Perception for Autonomous Vehicles
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Tesla Raises the Bar for Self-Driving Carmakers
In unveiling the specs of his new self-driving car computer at this week’s Tesla Autonomy Day investor event, Elon Musk made several things very clear to the world. First, Tesla is raising the bar for all other carmakers. Second, Tesla’s self-driving cars will be powered by a computer based on two of its new AI… Continue reading Tesla Raises the Bar for Self-Driving Carmakers
Driving Drivetrains: Musashi Seimitsu Mobilizes AI Manufacturing
A robot arm glides to scoop up high-precision automotive gears from a glowing cube used for inspections as a nearby autonomous guided vehicle carts heavy parts across the manufacturing floor, yielding to an employee. It’s a glimpse at the future at Japanese auto-parts giant Musashi Seimitsu, the world’s largest manufacturer of transmission gears. But it’s… Continue reading Driving Drivetrains: Musashi Seimitsu Mobilizes AI Manufacturing
NVIDIA to Acquire Mellanox for $6.9 Billion
Unites leaders in processing and interconnect for the high performance computing market Builds on the companies’ long history of collaboration and joint innovation Expected to be accretive to NVIDIA’s non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP EPS and free cash flow immediately after close NVIDIA and Mellanox today announced that the companies have reached a definitive agreement under… Continue reading NVIDIA to Acquire Mellanox for $6.9 Billion
Shifting Ground: AI Analyzes Volcanoes for Signs of Eruption
Seattle, Naples and Tokyo are separated by thousands of miles, but they share a common neighbor: potentially devastating volcanoes. Around the world, about 800 million people live within 100 kilometers of a volcano, posing a threat to lives and livelihoods. Even eruptions that occur in remote areas can spread ash and disrupt public health, agriculture… Continue reading Shifting Ground: AI Analyzes Volcanoes for Signs of Eruption
Clean Machines: Startup’s Bots Sweep Up Corporate Campuses
Gregg Ratanaphanyarat and Dawei Ding joined the ranks of college dropouts in 2016, leaving Penn State to launch a robotics startup for outdoor cleaning. Today that gamble appears to be paying off. The duo’s startup, ViaBot, is completing a pilot with a major firm to keep a Bay Area parking lot clean with its robots,… Continue reading Clean Machines: Startup’s Bots Sweep Up Corporate Campuses
NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2019
Quarterly revenue of $2.21 billion, down 24 percent from a year ago Record full-year revenue of $11.72 billion, up 21 percent from a year ago Record full-year revenue from Gaming, Datacenter, Professional Visualization and Automotive NVIDIA today reported revenue for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 27, 2019, of $2.21 billion, down 24 percent from $2.91… Continue reading NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2019
Leveling Up: What Is Level 2 Automated Driving?
The Society of Automotive Engineers has designated six categories of autonomous driving, ranging from Level 0 to Level 5. However, the ongoing development of self-driving cars has produced advanced technologies that can improve vehicle safety now, adding new distinctions to automated and autonomous driving features. Level 2 automated driving is defined as systems that provide… Continue reading Leveling Up: What Is Level 2 Automated Driving?
Get DGX-Ready: New NVIDIA Program Allows Customers to Deploy AI with Ease
We’re making deploying state-of-the-art AI data centers easier than ever with our new NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program and the help of a growing lineup of NVIDIA partners. Accelerated computing powered by NVIDIA DGX systems is taking off. Designed to handle the world’s most complex AI challenges, the systems have been rapidly adopted by a… Continue reading Get DGX-Ready: New NVIDIA Program Allows Customers to Deploy AI with Ease
Taking Deep Learning to Heart: Startup Using AI to Improve Heart Disease Diagnosis
Cars need smog tests. Bridges need quality inspections. And humans need health screenings, especially for the heart. That’s because heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States alone, it’s responsible for about one in four deaths each year. With deep learning, heart disease diagnosis is becoming easier and more accessible… Continue reading Taking Deep Learning to Heart: Startup Using AI to Improve Heart Disease Diagnosis