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Foxconn and Nvidia Join Forces to Create AI-Driven Data Centers for Self-Driving Cars

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, is partnering with Nvidia to build advanced data centers. These data centers will be referred to as "AI factories," and Nvidia chips and software will be used to build them.

Besides various other things, the data centers by Foxconn and Nvidia will contribute to the development and operation of self-driving cars. Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO has stated that data centers have evolved into intelligence production facilities. They will continuously receive and process data from autonomous vehicles and eventually will enhance their capabilities over time. Nvidia will provide its cutting-edge GH200 superchip for these AI factories.

The U.S. government has imposed a new set of regulations on AI chip export to China due to national security concerns and the decision has impacted Nvidia. Experts are anticipating that the announcement of their partnership is a result of the new regulations as the event follows the government’s decision. Nvidia’s market capitalization is now over $1 trillion. Their success has been largely driven by its chip’s pivotal role in AI application.

Renowned as Apple's iPhone supplier, Faxconn has aimed to replicate its success in electronics assembly as it expands into electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. Foxconn, in collaboration with Nvidia, will work their way through to develop autonomous vehicle platforms. Foxconn's role in this partnership will be to manufacture electronic control units (ECUs). These ECUs will be designed based on Nvidia's DRIVE Orin chip.

Foxconn's long-term ambitions is to capture a substantial share of the global EV market and manufacturing nearly half of the world's EVs. They have already introduced an electric cargo van called Model N as part of their EV endeavors.

Foxconn's Tech Day coincides with Terry Gou’s birthday, who is the founder of the company. He is running as an independent candidate for Taiwan's presidency. While Foxconn's shares saw a slight decrease, they maintain ambitious goals in the tech and EV sectors.