Waymo 自研自动驾驶芯片，减少对 Nvidia 依赖

Waymo builds its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance on Nvidia

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Waymo 已为其自动驾驶出租车开发自研芯片，并已在新一代车辆中运行，以减少对 Nvidia 和 AMD 芯片的依赖。该芯片算力超过 1,000 TOPS，由台积电以 5 纳米工艺制造，与 Nvidia 当前自动驾驶系统相当。此举旨在降低成本，新芯片将搭载于 Waymo 与极氪合作打造的新款 Robotaxi。

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Waymo built its own chip for its robotaxis, cutting its reliance on Nvidia. Alphabet's robotaxi subsidiary Waymo has developed a custom chip for its self-driving taxis, Bloomberg reports. The chip is already running in the company's latest generation of vehicles.

Waymo says the chip processes sensor data faster and runs the AI models that help its robotaxis understand and react to their surroundings. Until now, the company relied on chips from Nvidia and AMD.

The custom chip delivers more than 1,000 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) and is manufactured by TSMC on a 5-nanometer process, according to the company. That puts it on par with Nvidia's current autonomous driving systems. The move is meant to bring costs down. Waymo is installing the chip in its new robotaxi, which it's building with Chinese manufacturer Zeekr.