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Applied Intuition and NVIDIA: Pioneering Autonomous Driving

In a groundbreaking step towards enhancing autonomous vehicle technology, Applied Intuition has joined forces with NVIDIA to fast-track the development and deployment of Level 2+ (L2+) driver assistance systems tailored for automotive manufacturers globally. Announced at the recent NVIDIA GTC event, this collaboration positions Applied Intuition as a recommended software provider for OEMs focusing on L2+ highway driving optimization on NVIDIA platforms.

Launched in 2017 and valued at $15 billion, Applied Intuition is revolutionizing physical AI, providing automotive manufacturers with a streamlined path to implement advanced automated systems. With a L2+ driver assistance stack (ADAS) specifically optimized for NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin and the forthcoming DRIVE AGX Thor, Applied Intuition facilitates the integration of pioneering features across diverse vehicle architectures. This collaboration is set to significantly reduce time-to-market for automakers, diminish integration risks, and accelerate development speeds by delivering autonomy software that ensures seamless interoperability from the start.

Varun Mittal, President of Applied Intuition, articulates the growing expectation of advanced driver assistance in consumer vehicles: “Our partnership with NVIDIA raises the bar across all powertrain types—from combustion engine and hybrid vehicles to all-electric models. By marrying NVIDIA’s superior hardware with a software framework designed for compliance with regulatory requirements and safety standards, we provide automotive manufacturers with a safe and straightforward path to introduce L2+ autonomy.”

Rishi Dhall, NVIDIA’s head of Automotive, recognizes the significance of this alignment, stating: “Applied Intuition is a crucial software ally for automakers developing advanced driver assistance systems on NVIDIA DRIVE. By leveraging Applied Intuition’s production-ready L2+ software stack alongside NVIDIA’s powerful AI computing platform, we support OEMs in expediting the development and deployment of scalable, safe driver assistance technologies worldwide.”

Central to Applied Intuition’s L2+ stack is a data and simulation feedback loop capable of assembling datasets on a petabyte scale, allowing comprehensive training and evaluation of stacks under closed-loop simulations. The development and validation tools provided by Applied Intuition will now incorporate NVIDIA Cosmos World Foundation Models into workflows facilitating data augmentation and synthetic dataset creation, simulating diverse weather conditions, lighting, and vehicular behaviors.

As OEMs increasingly prioritize ADAS and L2+ systems as essential features, they contend with real-world challenges such as costs, power consumption, thermal limits, and space constraints, particularly within combustion engine and hybrid mass-market vehicles. Applied Intuition's scalable software solution is designed to tackle these constraints on NVIDIA platforms, encompassing:

• - A complete L2+ feature set for highway driving, safety measures, and automated parking, readily deployable on NVIDIA AI infrastructure, optimized for DRIVE AGX Orin and the forthcoming DRIVE AGX Thor.
• - Cutting-edge tools and data engine for the continuous development and validation of end-to-end L2+ stacks using fleet datasets and simulations, integrated with NVIDIA Cosmos World Foundation Models.
• - A sophisticated Vehicle OS that offers OEMs premium infotainment integration, robust middleware, and a safety-critical software architecture fully compatible with NVIDIA DriveOS.

As the automotive industry shifts rapidly towards software-defined vehicles, this strategic alliance provides OEMs with an enhanced foundation and a pragmatic approach for bringing safe, advanced driver assistance systems to market more quickly and securely.

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition, Inc. is spearheading the future of physical AI. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with multiple global offices, the company operates in critical sectors including automotive, defense, transportation, construction, and agriculture by providing essential tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy solutions. Trusted by 18 of the top 20 global automakers as well as the U.S. military and its allies, Applied Intuition is committed to enabling every moving machine on the planet with intelligence. For more information, visit applied.co.