Nvidia deepens BYD ties as it taps China EV makers' demand for AI
Mar 18, 2024 - asia.nikkei.com
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia is broadening its collaboration with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD to include AI training, auto production, and in-car computing. This expansion comes despite Nvidia being prohibited from selling some of its most potent chips to China. BYD, the leading global EV producer, will utilize Nvidia's latest Drive Thor, a next-generation in-vehicle computing chip platform designed for AI and autonomous driving applications.
In addition to this, BYD will also employ Nvidia's AI infrastructure to train AI models for autonomous driving. The announcement was made by Nvidia at its GPU Technology Conference on Monday.
Key takeaways:
U.S. chipmaker Nvidia is expanding its partnership with Chinese EV maker BYD to include AI training, auto manufacturing and in-car computing.
This expansion is happening despite Nvidia being barred from selling some of its most powerful chips to China.
BYD, the world's top EV maker, will use the latest generation of Drive Thor, Nvidia's next-generation in-vehicle computing chip platform designed for AI and autonomous driving applications.
BYD will also use Nvidia's AI infrastructure to train AI models for autonomous driving.
