The autonomous driving unit of General Motors Cruise has created its own processors for self-driving vehicles, which will be implemented by 2025 in order to reduce costs and increase volume, according to executives.
Cruise is following in Tesla's footsteps by switching from Nvidia Corp's products to bespoke processors to power their vehicles.
"Two years ago, we were paying a lot of money for a GPU from a prominent vendor," Carl Jenkins, head of Cruise hardware, told Reuters, implying Nvidia, a leading manufacturer of graphics processing units, or GPUs.
"Because we are a small volume, there is no room for negotiating. We were unable to reach an agreement. As a result, I stated, "Okay, then we have to take charge of our own future." "he stated whilea tour of the Cruise R&D workshop in San Francisco.
Cruise executives this week for the first time have given details about its custom chips that will power its Origin vehicle with no pedals or steering wheel.
According to executives, General Motors Cruise's autonomous driving section has developed its own processors for self-driving vehicles, which will be adopted by 2025 in order to minimise costs and boost production.
Cruise is following in the footsteps of Tesla by switching from Nvidia Corp's products to custom processors to power their vehicles.
"We were paying a lot of money for a GPU from a famous vendor two years ago," Carl Jenkins, head of Cruise hardware, told Reuters, referring to Nvidia, a large maker of graphics processing units, or GPUs.
"There is no opportunity for negotiation because we are a tiny volume. We couldn't come to an arrangement. As a result, I said, "All right, then, we have to take command of our own future." "he said
