Advanced chips will power a new software platform and optimize manufacturing, as GM works toward a future where robots build cars that drive themselves.
GM announced at Nvidia’s GTC conference today that it will use Nvidia’s Drive AGX chips in its next-generation passenger vehicles, with a focus on autonomous driving.
« In the future, we expect to launch personal autonomous vehicles, or PAVs, with the ability to take you wherever you want to go without a human driver », says GM.
GM is building a new software platform to power these vehicles, and its development is « well underway. » It will power « everything from smaller vehicles like the Chevrolet Equinox to full-scale trucks like the GMC Sierra EV », promising more safety features, personalization, and Level 3 self-driving.
GM already offers Super Cruise, a Level 2 self-driving software that requires drivers to keep their eyes on the road. With a Level 3 system, « you should be able to take your eyes off the road under appropriate circumstances », GM says.
