As a car enthusiast, I've got mixed feelings about this place.
Because if there's one place in the world, where you can still enjoy having 6- and 8-cylinder engines in the front of your car,
it's the States. That wouldn't be the case if it was up to the companies in the valley,
because they're really trying to change the future of cars. And that makes me curious as a journalist,
because there are a lot of stories to be told here.
That's why we're diving into Silicon Valley; What is the future of the car?
In this episode, we're visiting NVIDIA.
A company most known for their computer chips...
and graphics cards.
But, NVIDIA is moving up in the world of cars. The company is specializing itself in technology for autonomous cars.
Tim Wong, from Automotive NVIDIA, explains...
Parts like these are being used to improve the AI in autonomous cars, NVIDIA is working on a system,
which uses neural networks.
A process which is known as 'deep learning'.
It looks very impressive, but it's still uncertain if AI will be able to recognize,
or decide just as good as humans.
There still are enough rough patches in NVIDIA's technology, which they still have to solve.
But, when you combine the data and AI from different parts in one autonomous system, you get a car which can get pretty far without human interference.
NVIDIA is closely working together with different companies, operating in or outside the car industry.
Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Tesla are all valuable partners.
But which brand is leading the way?