Jakarta \u2013 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, with a net worth reaching US$158.7\nbillion (Rp2.697 trillion), continues to make groundbreaking\nannouncements that are shaking the world. He is one of the primary\nbeneficiaries of the artificial intelligence boom.<\/p>\n
His company, which produces the most advanced AI chips currently\navailable, continues to report performance figures with record-breaking\ngrowth. Huang\u2019s close relationship with US President Donald Trump has\nalso attracted considerable attention. His negotiation skills\nsuccessfully persuaded Trump to allow Nvidia\u2019s H200 chips to be exported\nto China. Nvidia can be said to play a central role in the geopolitical\nconflict between the US and China, marked by reciprocal technology\nblockades.<\/p>\n
Huang has also caused a stir with his ambitious plans to enter the\nautonomous vehicle (AV) industry. Nvidia has expanded agreements for its\nAV business development to include Hyundai Motor, Nissan Motor, and\nIsuzu. Beyond partnerships with Japanese automotive manufacturers,\nNvidia has also signed cooperation agreements with Chinese manufacturers\nsuch as BYD and Geely.<\/p>\n
These new partnerships are aimed at Nvidia\u2019s Drive Hyperion platform,\na specialised innovation for autonomous vehicles. This system helps\ncompanies develop and implement driver assistance capabilities and\nautonomous driving functions for Level 4 AVs, which can operate without\nhuman intervention in predetermined areas or conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have long been working on autonomous vehicles. The ChatGPT moment\nfor autonomous vehicles has arrived,\u201d Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at\nthe company\u2019s GTC conference, as reported by CNBC International on\nTuesday (17 March 2026). \u201cNow we know that we can successfully drive\ncars autonomously, and today, we are announcing four new partners for\nNvidia\u2019s robotaxi platform. The number of robotaxi-ready vehicles in the\nfuture will be extraordinary,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Robotaxi refers to ride-hailing services based on autonomous\nvehicles. Robotaxi development has expanded across the US, China, the\nUnited Arab Emirates, and Singapore. Currently, no consumer vehicles on\nthe mass market possess fully autonomous driving capabilities without\nhuman supervision. However, some companies offering robotaxi services,\nsuch as Waymo owned by Alphabet, already possess Level 4 autonomous\ndriving capabilities.<\/p>\n
Most vehicles currently sold to consumers have only reached Level 2\nautonomous driving, meaning drivers must continue to monitor the system.\nDrive Hyperion is Nvidia\u2019s effort to realise an \u201cend-to-end\u201d AV platform\nthat encompasses data centre training, large-scale simulation, and\nin-vehicle computing. The company does not manufacture or sell AVs or\nmany of the components required to operate such vehicles.<\/p>\n
Nvidia\u2019s current Drive Hyperion customers include numerous autonomous\nvehicle companies such as Aurora and Nuro, as well as consumer-oriented\nbusinesses such as Sony Group, Uber Technologies, Stellantis (the parent\ncompany of Jeep), and electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Group.<\/p>\n
Autonomous vehicles are important to Nvidia because driverless cars\nremain one of the key areas where the chip manufacturer can demonstrate\ngrowth beyond artificial intelligence alone. Many believe that AI can be\nthe key to the proliferation of autonomous vehicles, which Wall Street\nanalysts and automotive executives have targeted as a trillion-dollar\ngrowth industry.<\/p>\n
These new partnerships add to Nvidia\u2019s extensive list of\ncollaborations as chip manufacturers and the automotive and technology\nindustries seek to leverage and scale autonomous vehicles following\nyears of unsuccessful robotaxi ventures. Waymo has led the autonomous\nvehicle industry for years, whilst others such as Tesla, Uber, and\nAmazon-owned Zoox are attempting to catch up.<\/p>\n
The future development of robotaxi and autonomous vehicles will bring\nmajor catastrophe to the online driver profession. Once private cars and\ntaxis are fully autonomous, the online driver profession will no longer\nbe relevant and could create a new class of unemployment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/nvidias-158-7bn-ceo-brings-new-catastrophe-as-this-profession-faces-extinction-1773759332", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }