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Waymo details custom 5nm chips used for robotaxi sensor fusion
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Collectively, Waymo said the ASICs deliver more than 1,000 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of machine-learning compute. Waymo said its onboard computing system is built around three requirements: responsiveness, ruggedness and redundancy. Evolving from off-the-shelf components to custom systems required rethinking our physical and architectural design. Waymo said its computers operate like two independent engines running workloads in parallel.
Satish Jeyachandran, Vice President of Engineering and Daniel Rosenband, Compute Lead Compute is the brain of the Waymo Driver, translating raw sensor data into real-time driving commands. Operating demonstrably safe, physical AI on the road demands a fundamental shift towards a system engineered for deterministic, low-latency performance. Over the past decade, we have co-designed our hardware, sensors, and algorithms side-by-side to solve the unique constraints of real-world edge compute. We’re offering the first look under our trunk to share our approach to compute, our custom silicon, and how we collaborate with industry leaders to build the most capable computing system on the road. Comp
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Transportation Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Tech The leader in driverless technology is revealing, for the first time, key details about its hardware, including its custom silicon chip. The leader in driverless technology is revealing, for the first time, key details about its hardware, including its custom silicon chip. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Andrew J. Hawkins
Waymo builds custom chip to give its robotaxis faster reflexes. Image: Leo_Visions/Unsplash Waymo reveals custom 5nm AI chips built to process sensor data inside its robotaxis as the company scales its autonomous driving fleet. Waymo is putting its own silicon in the driver’s seat. The autonomous driving unit of Alphabet Inc. revealed on Thursday that it has developed custom chips for its robotaxi fleet, marking the company’s first public look into the hardware platform housed in the trunks of its driverless vehicles. The purpose-built application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), manufactured using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s 5-nanometer process, is designed to digest mountai
What's confirmed
- Collectively, Waymo said the ASICs deliver more than 1,000 trillion operations per second (TOPS) of machine-learning compute.
What's still developing
- Further court action and how much of the order can take effect remain open.