Tesla is working with AMD to develop its own A.I. chip for self-driving cars, says source
Publishing timestamp: 2017-09-20 21:09:51
Summary
Tesla is working with AMD to develop its own chip for autonomous driving tasks, reducing reliance on Nvidia. The project is led by chip star Jim Keller and could help Tesla achieve fully autonomous driving by 2019. The move is in line with Tesla's goal to decrease reliance on other companies and could make the company less impacted by pricing dictated by Nvidia. Other tech giants like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Apple are also working on developing their own AI chips.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/20/tesla-building-an-ai-chip-for-its-cars-with-amd.html