ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Automobiles

Nvidia deepens BYD ties as it taps China EV makers' demand for AI

U.S. chipmaker sees big opportunities even if it can't sell them its best chips

From left, EVs made by Xpeng, BYD and Li Auto. (Source photos by Getty Images, Reuters and Yuki Kohara)

TAIPEI -- U.S. chipmaker Nvidia is expanding its partnership with Chinese EV maker BYD to include AI training, auto manufacturing and in-car computing, even as the company is barred from selling some of its most powerful chips to China.

BYD, the world's top EV maker, will use the latest generation of Drive Thor, Nvidia's next-generation in-vehicle computing chip platform designed for AI and autonomous driving applications, the chipmaker said on Monday at its GPU Technology Conference. The automaker will also use Nvidia's AI infrastructure to train AI models for autonomous driving.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more