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Chipmaker Nvidia sees big increase in autos using its processors

Danny Shapiro: "The hardware [for autonomous cars] already exists. Now it's all about creating the software."
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Andrea Fiorello
April 25, 2014 05:00 AM

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia expects to have its processors in 25 million new cars within a few years, up from a little more than 4.5 million vehicles now. One car with Nvidia’s technology that is getting a lot of attention is the new Audi TT. The TT’s 12.3-inch, high-resolution display benefits from Nvidia quad-core chip, which is capable of executing 8 billion operations per second. Danny Shapiro, Nvidia’s automotive division head, spoke to Automotive News Europe Correspondent Andrea Fiorello about what’s next for the California-based company.

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