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Nvidia and Mercedes Advance Robotaxi Partnership
['William Wilkes']
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(Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg)Key Takeaways: Nvidia, Mercedes and Uber are working together to deploy robotaxi services using the S-Class and MB.OS platform.
Nvidia Corp. and partner Mercedes-Benz Group AG are pushing ahead with plans to offer robotaxi services in major global cities, using the German carmaker’s S-Class model.
“Together, Mercedes-Benz, Nvidia and Uber will build a global platform that makes autonomous driving available to everyone,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in a video shown at a Mercedes event to unveil a refreshed version of its S-Class sedan.
The robotaxi platform will attach to Mercedes’ new MB.OS software, which lets partners build complex applications such as highly automated driving on top of the carmaker’s central operating system.
The approach allows Mercedes to retain control of its core software while drawing on expertise from elsewhere for costly, specialized components like self-driving.