NVIDIA Expands Autonomous Vehicle Push With BYD, Uber, and New AI Tools Targeting Global Robotaxi Rollout by 2028
Summary
NVIDIA is supercharging the global race to autonomous vehicles, partnering with BYD, Uber, and major automakers to deploy AI-powered robotaxi fleets across 28 cities on four continents by 2028, while unveiling powerful new tools including the Alpamayo 1.5 reasoning model and Halos OS safety architecture to accelerate the development of Level 4 self-driving systems.
Key Points
- BYD, Geely, Isuzu, and Nissan are now adopting the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform to develop Level 4 autonomous vehicles, joining a growing roster of global automakers and mobility providers standardizing on NVIDIA's full-stack AV architecture.
- NVIDIA and Uber are expanding their partnership to launch a full-stack NVIDIA-powered autonomous robotaxi fleet across 28 cities and four continents by 2028, with the rollout beginning in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the first half of 2027.
- NVIDIA is introducing key new technologies to accelerate AV development, including the Alpamayo 1.5 reasoning model, the Halos OS unified safety architecture, and Omniverse NuRec simulation tools, all designed to help developers train, validate, and deploy safe autonomous driving systems at scale.