Trending Now - NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion Adopted by BYD, Geely for Robotaxis
WHO:
NVIDIA, BYD, Geely, Isuzu, Nissan, Uber, Lyft, Bolt, Grab, TIER IV, Waymo, Amazon, Jensen Huang (founder and CEO of NVIDIA), Ali Kani (VP and general manager of the automotive team at NVIDIA).
WHAT:
BYD, Geely, Isuzu, and Nissan are adopting NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion for Level 4 autonomous vehicles.
NVIDIA and Uber are launching a fleet of autonomous vehicles powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AV software across 28 cities and four continents by 2028.
The rollout will begin with Los Angeles and San Francisco in the first half of 2027.
NVIDIA's automotive division generated $592 million in revenue in 2025, which is 1.2% of its total revenue of $51.2 billion.
Lyft will use NVIDIA's Hyperion platform to develop its own robotaxis.
NVIDIA's Alpamayo 1.5 has been downloaded by more than 100,000 automotive developers worldwide.
WHERE:
The autonomous vehicle rollout will begin in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.
NVIDIA's products are being used in various locations, including over a dozen Chinese cities for Baidu's commercial robotaxis and 10 US cities for Waymo's operations.
WHEN:
The announcement was made at the GTC conference on March 17th, 2026.
The fleet of autonomous vehicles is expected to launch by 2028, with initial deployment in early 2027.
WHY:
The adoption of NVIDIA's platform aims to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles and enhance safety in the autonomous vehicle ecosystem.
The partnership with BYD and Geely is part of NVIDIA's strategy to increase its presence in the autonomous vehicle market amid US-China trade tensions.
HOW:
NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion combines chips, computers, sensors, and software for Level 4 autonomous vehicle development.
NVIDIA Halos OS provides a safety architecture for AI-driven vehicles, ensuring safe operation even in case of sensor or computer failures.
The NVIDIA Omniverse NuRec technology is used for high-fidelity simulation to test and validate reasoning-based autonomous vehicles.
(UPDATED March 17, 2026 07:25 UTC)
Today at the GTC conference, NVIDIA announced that major automotive companies like BYD, Geely, Isuzu, and Nissan are adopting its DRIVE Hyperion platform for Level 4 autonomous vehicles, while Lyft plans to develop its own robotaxis using this technology. In a significant partnership with Uber, NVIDIA will launch a fleet of autonomous vehicles powered by its DRIVE AV software across 28 cities and four continents by 2028, starting with Los Angeles and San Francisco in early 2027. This initiative aims to enhance safety in the autonomous vehicle ecosystem and expand NVIDIA's presence in the market amid ongoing US-China trade tensions.