ROBOTAXIS : UBER ’ S ADOPTION
ROBOTAXIS : UBER ’ S ADOPTION
Towards the end of 2022 , Uber announced its first foray into the robotaxi scene . As one of the major digital disruptors of the passenger transport industry , the company ’ s use of the Hyundai Ioniq EV marks a new era of mobility delivered by the company ’ s operators in Las Vegas .
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As the Technical Marketing for Automotive Vehicles lead , Tim Wong shares his excitement for revolution in the sector , coming in the form of autonomous driving . Working with the team on the NVIDIA DRIVE solution , Wong is involved in testing its autonomous solutions to ensure it meets safety metrics to support almost any application .
From a commercial perspective , automotive manufacturers rarely want to outsource the entirety of their digital solutions . In a world where most solutions are built by OEMs , for OEMS , NVIDIA has to work with a broad spectrum of stakeholders to ensure its DRIVE solution ’ s interoperability with multiple vehicles ’ sensor systems .
“ I ’ d love to do a one-size-fits-all solution , but , sadly , it ’ s not . We have our Hyperion sensor set and we give customers our reference of what we think they should have , but we find everyone likes to change things ,” Wong says .
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