Waymo reveals custom 5nm chip for its next-gen robotaxi compute
Waymo has developed a custom 5nm ASIC chip that processes raw data from its robotaxi's 13 cameras before it reaches the main self-driving computer. The chip delivers over 1,000 TOPS of performance, comparable to Nvidia's latest automotive processor, and is part of Waymo's vertical integration strategy. The company also listed partners including AMD, Micron, Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC for its compute efforts.
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