Simulation is the key to autonomous driving systems

Simulation is the key to autonomous driving systemsNVIDIA has continued to innovate tools and platforms for developing autonomous driving applications and has developed a growing ecosystem of automakers, suppliers and startups worldwide. Expanding more on NVIDIA's simulation capabilities, Ali Kani said that simulation plays an important role in the training and validation of AVs. Through simulation, AVs are able to encounter road events that rarely happen, and even go through the same events' multiple times. NVIDIA has built its entire simulation platform on Omniverse, as there is no other engine available that support the needs of AV simulation, since it requires physically accurate photorealistic images to train networks. Trucking is also a key market for the NVIDIA DRIVE platform, and the company is working closely with leading players including TuSimple, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Plus and Einride, to name a few.