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Autonomous vehicles are having a moment and other vibes from CES 2025


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If there are enough commonalities between various cars or SUVs in the larger portfolio — something that is bound to happen as Rivian-VW software and electrical architecture start to power more VW Group vehicles — then, in the company’s eyes, it makes sense to let them share manufacturing space and resources. Uber also teamed up with Nvidia this year, announcing it would use the chipmaker’s new generative world model simulation tool, Cosmos, and cloud-based AI supercomputing platform, DGX Cloud, to support the development of AVs. During my two separate Zoox trips, both of which were at night, the robotaxi handled numerous complex situations, including construction zones, two car crashes (we were not involved), double-parked vehicles, and turning right on a red light.

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