The Swedish-based multinational manufacturing corporation, Volvo is taking a huge leap toward its vision of zero collisions by using an advanced AI technique called Gaussian splatting to improve its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
Volvo Join Hands With Nvidia
The initiative comes after Volvo’s partnership with Nvidia, aiming to build the most powerful car with dual Nvidia AGX Orin configuration, according to some reports. The AI integration with supercomputing capabilities will help the company train its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
But the real game-changer lies in how this computing capacity is being used to train its AI models. Volvo’s advanced Lidarm sensors and high-definition cameras capture extensive real-world data, including emergency braking, sharp steering, and manual interventions. Using Gaussian splatting, Volvo can synthesize this data to create highly detailed, 3D recreations of real-world scenarios.
Gaussian splatting is a 3D rendering technique that generates photorealistic scenes in real time without relying on complex neural networks like Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs). This allows Volvo engineers to manipulate incident data and simulate thousands of possible outcomes.
“We can select one of the rare edge cases and explode it into thousands of new variations of the scenario to train and validate our models against,” explained Alwin Bakkenes, Head of Global Software Engineering at Volvo Cars.
This unique capability gives Volvo the power to catch and address potential risks before they occur in the real world. Although the Lidar technology in the EX90 was initially offline for consumer use, Volvo’s collaboration with Nvidia is now enabling these systems to be fully integrated. Moreover, early EX90 models will also receive software updates to incorporate the latest developments in autonomous driving and ADAS technology.
Source: https://www.autonews.com/technology/an-nvidia-gtc-volvo-ai-0319/
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