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Taiwanese Automakers Foxconn and Nvidia Announce Collaboration on Autonomous Vehicle Platforms Ahead of the 2023 International Consumer Electronics Show with the Launch of Foxconn’s EVs.

Written by Bruno Teles
Published on 06/01/2023 at 14:14
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Under The Partnership, Foxconn Will Become A Leading Supplier Of Electronic Control Units For Automakers. These ECUs Are An Essential Part Of All Modern Vehicles And Will Be Built Using Nvidia’s Drive Orin System On Chip (SoC), A Supercomputing AI Platform That Enables Autonomous Driving Functions For Foxconn’s EVs

As Part Of The Partnership, Foxconn Agreed To Use The Drive Orin ECUs And Nvidia’s Sensor Suite, Such As Cameras, Radar, Lidar, And Ultrasonic (Called Drive Hyperion) To Build Highly Automated Own-Brand Electric Vehicles.

Foxconn’s EVs System Has Not Been Revealed Yet

Foxconn Has Not Stated Which Future Vehicles Would Use Nvidia’s Technology; The Company Has Not Yet Manufactured Its Own Vehicles And Is Building Electric Vehicles For Fisker And Lordstown Motors. The Electronics Manufacturer Best Known For Apple’s iPhone Recently Unveiled Two Concepts Of Electric Vehicles – A Pickup And A Crossover Hatchback. Details About The Vehicles Were Scarce When They Were First Revealed, But Foxconn’s Partnership With Nvidia Suggests That The Cars Will Have Autonomous Driving Capability.

Nvidia Stated That The Partnership Will Leverage Foxconn’s Manufacturing Resources To Scale The Drive Orin. Meanwhile, Foxconn’s Use Of The Drive Hyperion Architecture And Drive Orin SoC Will Allow New Automakers To Accelerate Time To Market And Reduce Production Costs. This Is Critical For Any New Company In The Automobile Manufacturing Space, Including Foxconn’s EVs.

While The Company Has Extensive Experience In Manufacturing Consumer Electronics, Consider The Wave Of Struggling Electric Vehicle Startups That Emerged In Recent Years.

In 2023 And Beyond, Automakers Are Building Not Just Cars But Supercomputers On Wheels. Better To Outsource Wherever They Can. Last Year At CES, BYD And Lucid Motors Stated That They Rely On Nvidia’s Autonomous Driving Toolkit To Power Their Vehicles With Current And Future Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. 

Bruno Teles

Falo sobre tecnologia, inovação, petróleo e gás. Atualizo diariamente sobre oportunidades no mercado brasileiro. Com mais de 7.000 artigos publicados nos sites CPG, Naval Porto Estaleiro, Mineração Brasil e Obras Construção Civil. Sugestão de pauta? Manda no brunotelesredator@gmail.com

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