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| Source: WeRide. WeRide’s latest L4 autonomous driving vehicle, Nissan LEAF 2. |
The NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Pegasus AI supercomputer achieves 320 trillion operations per second (TOPS) with an architecture built on two NVIDIA Xavier systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) and two Tensor Core GPUs. This energy-efficient high-performance platform runs an array of deep neural networks simultaneously and is designed to safely handle highly automated and fully autonomous driving.
“The precommercial L4 solutions that we are debuting at GTC are paving the way for WeRide’s rollout of robotaxi services in China in the future,” said Tony Han, CEO and co-founder of WeRide.
“Our demonstration of the Nissan LEAF 2 is a significant step forward in showing that WeRide can help bring reliable, safe autonomous vehicles to market. Currently WeRide is establishing partnerships with OEMs in China and around the world.”
A new sensor suite is combined with WeRide’s latest hardware and software solutions in the LEAF 2 for increased accuracy and safety:
- Wavelength detection on the roof rack covers a 360-degree field of view. The multiple wavelength cross-verified sensor design makes the detection more reliable.
- LiDAR sensor performance has been significantly improved with a detection range of up to 250 m facing front. There is now extra coverage on both sides. LiDAR stands for iight detection and ranging, and is technology that uses laser light to determine distances.
A new sensor suite is combined with WeRide’s latest hardware and software solutions in the LEAF 2 for increased accuracy and safety:
- Wavelength detection on the roof rack covers a 360-degree field of view. The multiple wavelength cross-verified sensor design makes the detection more reliable.
- LiDAR sensor performance has been significantly improved with a detection range of up to 250 m facing front. There is now extra coverage on both sides. LiDAR stands for iight detection and ranging, and is technology that uses laser light to determine distances.
- A front-nose LiDAR for early detection has been designed to adapt to road and traffic conditions in China.
- Data volume collected from all sensors is increased significantly, with real-time synchronisation leveraging the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Pegasus platform. Pegasus is an AI computer designed for highly-automated and fully-autonomous driving applications.
“NVIDIA DRIVE delivers the computational horsepower essential for WeRide’s development of safe self-driving fleets,” said Rishi Dhall, vice president, automotive business development at NVIDIA.
WeRide is committed to developing autonomous driving technologies and services in China to provide safe, reliable and convenient transportation for everyone. In October 2018, WeRide became the first L4 autonomous driving startup company in China to receive funding from global top tier auto brands Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. Established in 2017, WeRide is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, with R&D and operations in the US and China.
Level 4 driving refers to a high level of automation in the car. The car can drive itself, but also allows a human to take over.
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