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NVIDIA’s Expanding Automotive AI Empire: GM Adopts Omniverse & Cosmos for AI Factories

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Chris McKay• March 18, 2025 • 2 min read

General Motors is deepening its collaboration with NVIDIA, adopting its AI ecosystem—including Omniverse, Cosmos, and AGX—to optimize factory design and accelerate autonomous vehicle development.

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NVIDIA Unveils Halos: A Comprehensive Safety System for Autonomous Vehicles

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Chris McKay• March 18, 2025 • 2 min read

NVIDIA has unveiled Halos, an end-to-end safety platform for autonomous vehicles, integrating AI-powered validation, real-world simulation, and regulatory compliance to advance the safe deployment of self-driving systems.

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NVIDIA Introduces Cosmos to Accelerate Physical AI Development

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Chris McKay• January 6, 2025 • 2 min read

The platform marks NVIDIA's latest push to make autonomous vehicle and robotics development more accessible to developers worldwide.

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NVIDIA's AV Platform Earns Critical Safety Certifications as Toyota, Aurora Join Growing Partner List

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Chris McKay• January 6, 2025 • 2 min read

Major safety certifications and new partnerships signal maturation of the chipmaker's autonomous vehicle technology

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Waymo Sets Course for Tokyo in 2025, Marking First International Expansion

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Chris McKay• December 17, 2024 • 2 min read

The Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company will partner with Nihon Kotsu, Tokyo's largest taxi operator, and ride-hailing platform GO to navigate one of the world's most complex urban environments.

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Waymo's Self-Driving Cars Are Heading to Miami

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Chris McKay• December 6, 2024 • 3 min read

The tech giant's latest expansion brings its proven autonomous vehicle service to the vibrant streets of Florida's innovation hub.

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Waymo Secures $5.6 Billion to Expand Robotaxi Service Across U.S. Cities

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Chris McKay• October 25, 2024 • 2 min read

The funding comes as Waymo's ride-hailing service gains significant traction. You can now catch a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, with rides reaching over 100,000 trips weekly – ten times more than last year.

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Phoenix Police Pull Over Waymo Vehicle for Wrong-Way Driving

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Chris McKay• July 5, 2024 • 2 min read

Bodycam footage captured the surreal moment when the officer approached the car, muttering, "There's no driver," before attempting to engage with the vehicle's AI system.

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Waabi Raises $200M to Bring Generative AI to Autonomous Trucking

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Chris McKay• June 18, 2024 • 2 min read

Waabi's key differentiator is its single end-to-end AI system, capable of human-like reasoning and generalization. This system, called the Waabi Driver can adapt to any scenario it encounters, even those never seen before.

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The Kia EV3 AI Assistant is Powered by ChatGPT

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Chris McKay• May 27, 2024 • 3 min read

Kia's AI assistant is designed to optimize the driving experience. It can assist with trip planning, vehicle control, and entertainment.

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Wayve Raises Over $1 Billion to Bring Embodied AI to Autonomous Driving

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Chris McKay• May 7, 2024 • 2 min read

The funding will enable Wayve to fully develop and launch their first Embodied AI products in partnership with automakers and fleet operators.

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Helm.ai Unveils Generative Simulation Models for Scalable Autonomous Driving Development

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Chris McKay• April 23, 2024 • 2 min read

This AI-based approach offers significant advantages over traditional physics-based simulators, particularly in addressing rare corner cases.

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Sanctuary AI Inks Strategic Partnership with European Car manufacturer, Magna

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Richard Banfield• April 11, 2024 • 2 min read

The partnership brings together Sanctuary AI's cutting-edge robotics technology and Magna's extensive expertise in automotive manufacturing and engineering.

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Applied Intuition Secures $250 Million in Series E Funding, Reaches $6 Billion Valuation

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Richard Banfield• March 12, 2024 • 2 min read

The company serves customers worldwide, including 18 of the top 20 automotive OEMs, and is poised to make significant investments in generative AI to unlock substantial value for its customers and partners.

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Mercedes-Benz Is Bringing Generative AI to its In-Car Voice Assistant

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Chris McKay• January 9, 2024 • 2 min read

The company is promising a transformative experience for Mercedes-Benz drivers, offering a more natural and intuitive way to interact with their vehicles.

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A First look at the New ChatGPT Integration in Volkswagen

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Chris McKay• January 8, 2024 • 2 min read

The integration will be standard in many Volkswagen models from the second quarter of 2024, including ID.7, ID.4, ID.5, ID.3, the new Tiguan and Passat, and the new Golf.

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GM Partners with Google Cloud to Bring Conversational AI into Vehicles

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Chris McKay• August 29, 2023 • 2 min read

OnStar’s virtual assistant has improved customer satisfaction by reducing wait times and freeing up advisors to handle more complex requests.

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Helm.ai Secures $55 Million in Series C Funding to Advance its AI Software for Autonomous Vehicles

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Chris McKay• August 17, 2023 • 2 min read

The new funding will support Helm.ai's push to commercialize its technology and equip partners to achieve higher levels of autonomous driving functionality.

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How NVIDIA and Generative AI Are Accelerating Automotive Innovation

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Chris McKay• August 10, 2023 • 3 min read

Across the entire automotive value chain, NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform and ecosystem of AI technologies are helping companies reimagine what’s possible.

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Toyota Unveils New Generative AI Technique to Streamline Vehicle Design

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Chris McKay• June 20, 2023 • 2 min read

The novel technique facilitates the inclusion of preliminary design blueprints as well as engineering limitations when generating design concepts.