NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) has made a significant stride in the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry with the unveiling of its DRIVE Hyperion platform. This end-to-end self-driving platform, designed for both passenger and commercial vehicles, has received key safety and cybersecurity certifications, setting a new standard for AV safety, innovation, and performance.

DRIVE Hyperion is the first and only platform to offer a comprehensive set of third-party assessments for its automotive technologies, including the NVIDIA DRIVE end-to-end self-driving platform, spanning SoC, OS, sensor architecture, and level 2+ application software. Additionally, NVIDIA has received independent accreditation as an AI systems safety and cybersecurity inspection lab for the automotive market.

The platform's safety and security credentials are further bolstered by certifications from renowned organizations such as TÜV SÜD and TÜV Rheinland. TÜV SÜD granted the ISO 21434 Cybersecurity Process certification to NVIDIA for automotive SoC, platform, and software engineering processes. Additionally, NVIDIA DriveOS 6.0 conforms to ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D standards, pending certification release. TÜV Rheinland performed an independent United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) safety assessment of NVIDIA DRIVE AV related to safety requirements for complex electronic systems.



NVIDIA's commitment to safety and security is evident in its accreditation by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to provide safety and cybersecurity inspections for NVIDIA DRIVE™ ecosystem partners. The new NVIDIA DRIVE AI Systems Inspection Lab will help the NVIDIA DRIVE automotive ecosystem build autonomous driving software that meets the industry's evolving safety and AI standards.

DRIVE Hyperion's core computer, DRIVE Thor, is built on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture and is optimized for the most demanding processing workloads, including generative AI, vision language models, and large language models. Its simplified architecture enhances generalization, reduces latency, and boosts safety by harnessing powerful NVIDIA accelerated computing to run the end-to-end AV stack and a proven safety stack in parallel.



NVIDIA's DRIVE Hyperion platform is designed to be modular, scalable, and upgradeable, ensuring that customers can easily use what they need and maintain compatibility across future DRIVE SoC generations. This flexibility, combined with its unparalleled safety and security credentials, makes DRIVE Hyperion an attractive choice for automotive manufacturers looking to deploy cutting-edge AV technology.

In conclusion, NVIDIA's DRIVE Hyperion platform sets a new benchmark for autonomous vehicle safety and innovation. With its comprehensive set of third-party assessments, independent accreditation, and commitment to safety and security, DRIVE Hyperion is poised to revolutionize the AV industry and accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles on our roads.