This is a pretty big deal. Nvidia, who you may know as a leader in the gaming industry for designing graphics-processing chips, is actually one of the biggest players in the autonomous cars. It has been some time already since we observed that Nivida has been opening up and starting to explore other markets and industries in recent years has been expanding into newer technologies including high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and self-driving cars. With this further expansion, Nivida becomes, without nobody noticing it, the most important chip manufacturer for AI systems. By 2021, Nivida is expected to get into possession of 66% stake in the global AI market, predict experts form Morningstar. Nivida is also launching a new Drive PX2 platform, which ships next year and is the first AI “brain” capable of full autonomy.
History and future of autonomous cars
1994 – the VaMP research vehicle (Bundeswehr and Munich University) independently ran the 1000 km on the motorway.
2012 – Google acquired the first license for a self-driving car which can actually drive on the streets. Today the company’s vehicles have traveled 3 million km.
2016 – Changes in the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic allowing the use of automatic driving functions.
2019 – Golf VII is to be equipped with an autopilot capable of driving up to 130 km / h.
2024 -2025 – According to estimates, the self-driving cars with a fully automatic driving function (without the driver) will finally appear on our streets.
2030 – vehicles with fully automated driving will be able to account for up to 25 percent. of all cars.
Are we all waiting for self-driving cars?
Well, we all do, however… We will have to take into account the availability of such a product. In the beginning, prices will naturally skyrocket, and this type of cars will be affordable only for the richest. But at some point, if the use of self-driving cars will become prominent it may save a lot of lives by letting computers handle the complicated stuff. Everyone has an opinion on autonomous car technology, but the most important statement is a fact: 94% of all automobile accidents are caused by human error.