Kakao Mobility is set to enhance its Level 4 autonomous driving technology in collaboration with NVIDIA. The company plans to integrate its self-developed autonomous driving technology with NVIDIA's high-performance computing, sensors, and safety technologies, while also focusing on developing vehicles for autonomous services based on Kia's purpose-built vehicles (PBV).
On November 9, Kakao Mobility announced that it will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NVIDIA for autonomous driving technology collaboration. The signing ceremony will include key figures from both companies, such as Kim Jin-kyu, Vice President of Kakao Mobility's Physical AI division, and Gaurav Aggarwal, Senior Director of NVIDIA's Automotive Business Unit.
The two companies aim to combine Kakao Mobility's mobility platform capabilities and its proprietary autonomous driving AI model with NVIDIA's high-performance computing infrastructure and optimization technologies to implement a Level 4 autonomous driving system that meets global standards.
Kakao Mobility is progressively enhancing its end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving AI technology, which connects perception to decision-making within a single model. To achieve this, the company plans to introduce autonomous driving computing units (ADCU) equipped with two of NVIDIA's Drive AGX Orin high-performance computing platforms to strengthen its large-scale AI processing capabilities.
To optimize the connection between sensors and hardware, Kakao Mobility will utilize NVIDIA's Hyperion sensor and computing reference architecture. This will ensure system stability and compatibility among vehicles, sensors, and ADCUs necessary for Level 4 autonomous driving.
NVIDIA's integrated safety system, HALO, will be applied to verify the safety of the autonomous driving system. The technology will be used in the development and validation of autonomous driving software to prevent system anomalies and enhance safety.
The two companies will also collaborate on vehicle development. Based on the partnership Kakao Mobility established with Kia in July for the development of PBVs for autonomous services, Kia's PBV has been selected as the primary vehicle for technology integration. Kakao Mobility plans to apply its autonomous driving software along with NVIDIA's AI computing platform and safety technologies to develop and supply vehicles for Level 4 autonomous driving services.
Ryu Geung-seon, CEO of Kakao Mobility, stated, “Kakao Mobility has built a foundation for Level 4 technology through its independent autonomous driving technology, mobility platform, and technology collaboration ecosystem. With this partnership with NVIDIA, we will accelerate the advancement of E2E autonomous driving and prepare for the commercialization era of Level 4 as a hub of the global technology ecosystem connecting software, components, and finished vehicles.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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