Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving technology subsidiary, leverages NVIDIA’s DRIVE platform for its autonomous vehicle systems. NVIDIA’s DRIVE Orin and the upcoming DRIVE Thor systems are central to powering high-performance computing for autonomous driving. These platforms allow vehicles to process massive amounts of sensor data in real-time and make complex driving decisions.

The NVIDIA DRIVE platform integrates artificial intelligence (AI) with advanced computing to provide autonomous driving solutions. These include processing data from cameras, lidar, and radar, while supporting over-the-air updates, which enable continuous improvement of the driving system without requiring hardware changes.

Waymo uses NVIDIA’s powerful AI computing capabilities to enhance the safety, efficiency, and scalability of its autonomous ride-hailing services (e.g., Waymo One) as well as its development efforts for autonomous trucks  .