SWM, a South Korean autonomous mobility solutions company, and Lenovo have announced a collaboration to develop a new-generation robo-taxi, aiming to enhance safety and efficiency in intelligent mobility. The collaboration centers around SWM's new AP-700 autonomous driving platform, powered by Lenovo's Level 4 autonomous driving domain controller AD1, built on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor platform. This platform, featuring NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, offers over 2,000 TFLOPS of AI computing power and supports transformer and generative AI workloads, facilitating accurate perception and efficient decision-making for Level 4 robo-taxi operations.

Peter Xu, vice president and head of Vehicle Computing from Lenovo, highlighted the collaborations in advancing safe and scalable autonomous driving solutions, while Ki Hyuk Kim, representative director of SWM, emphasized the global potential of its autonomous taxi technology, initially targeting markets in Japan, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Rishi Dhall, vice president of Automotive from NVIDIA, underscored how the project exemplifies the capabilities of the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform in creating scalable, safety-certified robo-taxi systems.

Since 2017, SWM has been focused on advancing autonomous technology, launching South Korea's first driverless taxi service in Seoul's Gangnam district in 2024, and collaborating with various public-sector organizations. Leveraging the Thor-based platform, Lenovo aims to bring its Hybrid AI vision to real-world applications, promoting intelligent urban transportation solutions.

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