Despite US export controls barring Nvidia from exporting its most powerful AI GPUs to China, the company's automotive products are currently unaffected. The new team will work on AI systems for automation and autonomous vehicles, including AI training and testing tasks, and real-time data processing in vehicles. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, and Xpeng's CEO, He Xiaopeng, have hinted at a partnership between the two companies in the area of semiconductors.
Key takeaways:
- Nvidia is recruiting for two dozen roles for an autonomous driving team in China, spread across Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
- The team will be led by Xinzhou Wu, the former head of autonomous vehicles at Xpeng, who was hired by Nvidia in August.
- Nvidia's latest automotive-grade chip, Thor, which has a 2,000 teraflops of performance, has positioned the company in a critical position in the self-driving space.
- Despite U.S. export control currently barring Nvidia from exporting its most powerful AI GPUs to China, its automotive products are not affected.