NVIDIA has demonstrated the capabilities of system based on the processor Tegra K1, created in collaboration with Audi, in March of this year. Small computer will allow the car A7 move independently in space and identify obstacles. In any case, look for a free parking space a car can already though the prospects for independent travel on the highway still too early to say.
NVIDIA representatives in an interview KitGuru explained that the Tegra processors in automotive safety systems and management will begin to appear in five years. Tegra demonstrates the ability to confidently and quickly enough to recognize patterns. The information from the various sensors and radars will be supplemented by navigation data.
Vehicles equipped with processors Tegra. NVIDIA Corporation is working in this field, not only with the Audi / Volkswagen, but with BMW / Mini, and Rolls Royce, and Tesla. Specifically for the needs of the segment NVIDIA has developed a modular platform VCM, which allows you to equip cars with modern infotainment systems based on Tegra in the later stages of design, quickly adapting them to the specific car model. Cycle for a vehicle for mass production is reduced, and standard electronics manufacturers must adapt to changing conditions, otherwise motorists not have to settle for the freshest decisions or tug at the salon individual devices.
Ideally, car computers should contact the "cloud" environment for the necessary information, updates, and entertainment, but that the network infrastructure must be sufficiently developed. In the meantime, according to employees of NVIDIA, bandwidth wireless interfaces remains a bottleneck.