Tag: self-driving technology

Amazon-owned Zoox announced plans to map the streets of Washington, D.C. using manually driven Toyota Highlanders equipped with its sensor suite and software. The mapping effort will precede a rollout of autonomous vehicle testing later in the year, with human safety operators behind the wheel. The capital will become Zoox's eighth test site as the company expands its fleet of custom‑built robotaxis and moves toward a commercial service, pending additional regulatory clearances from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Leggi di più

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited the United Kingdom to announce a £2 billion AI investment pledge aimed at strengthening the country’s startup ecosystem. As part of this commitment, Wayve, a UK‑based self‑driving technology firm, signed a letter of intent to evaluate a $500 million strategic investment for its next funding round. Nvidia has already participated in Wayve’s $1.05 billion Series C round. The partnership deepens Wayve’s use of Nvidia hardware, from its Generation 2 platform that runs on Nvidia GPUs to the new Generation 3 system built on Nvidia Drive AGX Thor, positioning the startup for broader commercial rollout. Leggi di più