Mercedes-Benz and NVIDIA Partner Up to Build Advanced, Software-Defined Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz, one of the largest manufacturers of premium passenger cars, and NVIDIA, the global leader in accelerated computing, plan to enter into a cooperation to create a revolutionary in-vehicle computing system and AI computing infrastructure.
Starting in 2024, this will be rolled out across the fleet of next-generation Mercedes-Benz vehicles, enabling them with upgradable automated driving functions. Working together, the companies plan to develop the most sophisticated and advanced computing architecture ever deployed in an automobile.
The new software-defined architecture will be built on the NVIDIA DRIVE platform and will be standard in Mercedes-Benz's next-generation fleet, enabling state-of-the-art automated driving functionalities. A primary feature will be the ability to automate driving of regular routes from address to address. In addition, there will be numerous future safety and convenience applications. Customers will be able to purchase and add capabilities, software applications and subscription services through over-the-air software updates during the life of the car.
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, said: "We are excited to work with Mercedes-Benz. It's the perfect partner for us given its long record of innovation and our strong technical relationship. It's clear from our extensive discussions with Ola and his team that we share a common vision of the automobile of the future. Together, we're going to revolutionize the car ownership experience, making the vehicle software programmable and continuously upgradeable via over-the-air updates. Every future Mercedes-Benz with the NVIDIA DRIVE system will come with a team of expert AI and software engineers continuously developing, refining and enhancing the car over its lifetime."
Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz AG, said: "We are delighted to be able to extend our cooperation with NVIDIA. Jensen and I know one another well and we have spent a great deal of time talking about the goals and potential of next-generation vehicle computing architecture. This new platform will become an efficient, centralized and software-defined system in our future Mercedes-Benz vehicles. NVIDIA's AI computing architecture will help us streamline our journey towards autonomous driving. These new capabilities and upgrades will be downloaded from the cloud, improving safety, increasing value and extending the joy of ownership for all Mercedes-Benz customers."
A New Computing Architecture
Automated driving functions in future Mercedes-Benz cars will be powered by the next-generation NVIDIA DRIVE platform. The computer system-on-a-chip, called NVIDIA Orin, is based on the recently announced NVIDIA Ampere supercomputing architecture. The NVIDIA DRIVE platform includes a full system software stack designed for automated driving AI applications. NVIDIA and Mercedes-Benz will jointly develop the AI and automated vehicle applications that include SAE level 2 and 3, as well as automated parking functions (up to level 4).
The new system's state-of-the-art capabilities will be harnessed with a total focus on safety. As the technology and regulatory framework develop, it will be possible for every car to be updated over the air to enable new automated driving functions. Convenience as well as other safety features will also be available.
To develop the new models, both companies will be utilizing NVIDIA DRIVE Infrastructure solutions to enable data-driven development and deep neural network development to handle the requirements of the regions and operational domains where the cars will be available.
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Car's are slowly losing the "drivers" experience.
Thats why I bought a used 2010 Camaro SS and went to the trouble to import it into UK, to the dismay of all my German & French car supporter friends and going to grab a 1985-1987 Wrangler later in the year.
People feel content with 1.5lt-1.6lt diesel engines, gazillion electronics and driving in a cocoon cut off from the road. I prefer a car that would put a smile on my face or I would be able to fix on my own while would need hammer, oil and fuel only if something goes wrong.
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Another reason not to buy a Mercedes Benz.
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Um... not sure if you're aware, but that's already happened. Tesla has legit DLC. For example, the extended driving range and I think autopilot are both DLC. In case people weren't aware, all cars are equipped with full-range batteries and autopilot tech, but you have to pay extra to use them. You can upgrade at any time from anywhere.