New NVIDIA AI Platform Revolutionizes Self-Driving Cars, Robots

NVIDIA launched its new Cosmos AI platform at CES, introducing to Las Vegas - and the world - a set of AI tools that can help boost the development of robots and autonomous vehicles.

Developers can use tools in the platform to create and test AI models using computer-generated data to cut down the need for resource-intensive real-world testing.

Major companies including Uber, XPENG, and Figure AI have already started using Cosmos in their development programs.

"The ChatGPT moment for robotics is coming," said NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, highlighting how these new tools could make robot development more accessible to developers.

The platform lets developers customize their AI models using various data sources, from video recordings of self-driving car trips to robot operations in warehouses.

One of Cosmos's key features is its ability to process video data significantly faster than traditional systems. With the Blackwell platform from NVIDIA, this can handle 20 million hours' worth of video in two weeks' time.

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO, noted the technology's possible impact on the field of transportation.

"Generative AI will power the future of mobility," he said.

NVIDIA built safety features into Cosmos, including watermarks for AI-generated videos and tools to prevent harmful content generation.

Developers can now access Cosmos through NVIDIA's NGC catalog and Hugging Face, with additional enterprise support planned through the company's AI Enterprise platform.

The company also revealed new language and vision AI models designed for healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing applications.