Uber (UBER.US) and Nvidia (NVDA.US) partner to promote AI autonomous driving technology

Zhitongcaijing · 01/07 12:57

The Zhitong Finance App learned that Uber (UBER.US) and Nvidia (NVDA.US) announced the establishment of a strategic partnership to work together to accelerate the research and development of artificial intelligence autonomous driving technology. The partnership combines massive data from Uber's millions of daily trips with Nvidia's leading Cosmos and DGX Cloud system platforms to promote the spread of autonomous driving technology and lower the cost and resource thresholds for related companies.

Specifically, the partners will take full advantage of Uber's rich travel data resources and Nvidia's strengths in high-performance computing. These data and platforms will work together to accelerate the popularization of artificial intelligence development tools, bringing cost efficiency and resource efficiency improvements to the autonomous vehicle industry.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi emphasized that generative AI will be the core driving force for future travel, and it requires huge data support and strong computing power. By partnering with Nvidia, Uber is confident to accelerate the industry's safe, scalable autonomous driving solutions.

The market is positive about this partnership. As of press time, Uber's stock price rose 3% during Tuesday's pre-market trading session, reflecting investors' optimism about the prospects for this strategic alliance.