Six Million Cars Now Running NVIDIA Processors

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An exquisite interior crafted from recycled materials. A carbon fiber passenger cell built with renewable electricity. And a hybrid system that lets drivers shift from all-electric cruising to street-scorching performance with a flick of the wrist. With the new BMW i8, green has just met mean. With the first owners getting their cars last weekend, BMW’s new plug-in hybrid sports car is now hitting the streets in the U.S. And – as anyone who has caught a glimpse of the i8 even in pictures knows – it’s gorgeous. But the story here is about more than this coupe’s striking looks and aggressive stance.

The i8 offers a peek at the future of driving – a future that’s packed with plenty of computing power to go along with the i8’s ample horsepower. This is where we come in. We’ve come a long way since our first GPU appeared in a car back in 2007. The BMW i8 is the latest in a string of new vehicle introductions this year that have helped us hit the milestone of six million NVIDIA-powered cars on the road.
 
I wonder if you start up the car you hear that whisper "nvidia" through the speakers?
 
I'd rather have a large car display that supports screen mirroring from my phone. That way the car unit doesn't become obsolete and I only have to worry about upgrading one piece of equipment.
 
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That is one ugly ass car.
 
Khaos Kid said:
So, infotainment screens are run off GPUs? Got it. Very newsworthy.
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That would be news, but those infotainment systems mentioned in the articles are more likely running on Tegra processors than GPUs. :p
 
pxc said:
That would be news, but those infotainment systems mentioned in the articles are more likely running on Tegra processors than GPUs. :p
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That's why I said the screens and not the whole system. :cool:
 
Hmm that's a new one, I didn't even know that cars were using GPUs, learn something every day I suppose!
 
A random reboot while driving leads to the gren Nvidia logo popping up on your hud causing you to crash.....
It'd be like Windows 95 with bodies everywhere!
 
Khaos Kid said:
That's why I said the screens and not the whole system. :cool:
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The screens are "running" on a controller which interfaces to a transmitter on the Tegra SoC, and it's not correct to call a SoC a GPU. From one wrong to two. Want to try for 3? :p
 
6 Million huh? And not a single damn one is SLI Capable...

Imagine
2 Civics in SLI > Ferrari 348GT
 
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