Waymo, the autonomous vehicle division of Alphabet, is not explicitly powered by Nvidia hardware in all aspects, but it does integrate a variety of advanced technologies in its operations. Waymo’s self-driving system, known as the Waymo Driver, uses a sophisticated combination of cameras, lidar, radar, and external audio receivers to monitor its environment. Nvidia, being a leader in AI computing hardware, plays a significant role in the autonomous driving industry by providing GPUs for AI tasks such as perception, decision-making, and driving policy in many companies’ autonomous systems. However, Waymo designs much of its hardware and software in-house to optimize its systems for safety and cost-efficiency.

There have been general reports of Nvidia’s technology supporting companies in this space, but Waymo has emphasized its own internally developed systems as key to its success, particularly in handling various weather conditions and complex driving scenarios  .