Nvidia will supply its artificial intelligence hardware and software to Toyota Motor to power smart cities, traffic intelligence systems and carmaking factories, broadening a decadelong partnership that began with developing autonomous vehicles.
The two companies will deepen their collaboration and work on bringing AI into the real world, Nvidia said in a statement on Thursday. The pair had previously also teamed up with U.S.-based Ready Robotics on software to help improve safety and productivity on factory floors.
“We are expanding our partnership to advance physical AI across not only automotive but also robotics and smart cities,” said Deepu Talla, Nvidia’s vice president of robotics and edge AI. Extending the reach of AI beyond the data center and integrating it directly into devices and machines is an industrywide focus this year.