Mercedes-Benz has broadened its partnership with Nvidia to develop the “next generation” of driver-assistance and automated-driving systems.
The work combines the German carmaker’s automotive engineering, safety expertise and MB.OS operating system with Nvidia’s accelerated computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
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According to the companies, MB.OS will enable new driving functions and over-the-air software updates, alongside Nvidia Hyperion, its in-vehicle computing and sensor architecture.
Nvidia Alpamayo Stack will supply full-stack driving software with AI reasoning for point-to-point urban driving assistance, active safety features and automated parking.
Nvidia Halos will sit alongside Mercedes-Benz’s existing safety architecture as a parallel safety stack, providing additional redundancy and guardrails.
The companies said the technologies will support advanced driver-assistance systems and future SAE Level 4 automated-driving applications, including robolimousines.
Robolimousines are driverless luxury vehicles operating without human input under defined conditions and SAE Level 4, or high driving automation under the SAE Levels of driving automation standard, means a vehicle carries out the entire dynamic driving task without human intervention.
The partnership also includes vehicle-engineering simulation and Mercedes-Benz’s MO360 digital production ecosystem.
Mercedes‑Benz Group management board member and development & procurement CTO Jörg Burzer said: “Together, we aim to bring further pioneering innovations to the road, offering our customers the best automated driving experience while upholding the high safety standards they expect from a Mercedes-Benz.”
The companies are developing applications for virtual planning and AI-based production tools intended to improve efficiency, flexibility and quality across Mercedes-Benz’s global manufacturing network.
The expanded agreement follows existing work between the companies in vehicle software, automated driving, engineering simulation and digital production.
Nvidia automotive vice president Ali Kani added: “Mercedes-Benz brings the engineering excellence and commitment to safety this transformation demands. Together, we are building on Nvidia Hyperion to bring that intelligence and full-stack safety to the road and make autonomous driving an everyday reality.”
Last week, Nvidia expanded its partnership with Geely-owned Volvo Cars to introduce advanced automated-driving systems in Volvo’s next-generation vehicles.
