Nvidia announces 192-core Tegra K1
Nvidia has unveiled the Tegra K1, a mobile processor it says will propel self-driving cars into the mainstream.
The fully programmable 'super chip' packs a quad core cpu and a 192-core gpu.
It is designed to drive advanced, camera based driver assistance systems such as pedestrian detection, blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning and street sign recognition.
Nvidia says it can also monitor driver alertness.
Company co-founder and ceo Jen-Hsun Huang told delegates at a CES press conference yesterday that the K1 "will bring supercomputing to your car".
Specifically, Huang said that it would be the first programmable platform for advanced driver assistance, and that it would also provide the graphics capabilities needed to customise dashboard displays.
"Your cars are going to be able to do things that most people won't be able to understand," he continued.
