Ali Kani: Nvidia’s multipronged automotive strategy

About this episode

Ali Kani discusses Nvidia's automotive strategy and the benefits of their technology for automakers.

Ali Kani, vice president of automotive at Nvidia, joins Automotive News reporter Molly Boigon on the “Shift” podcast to talk about how automakers can pick and choose parts of Nvidia’s automotive business, including training and simulation tools. He also explains why automakers might choose a graphics processing unit-based system despite the additional power draw.

People in this episode

Host: Molly Boigon

Guest: Ali Kani

Topics covered

• automotive strategy
• graphics processing units
• training tools
• simulation tools
• power draw

Keywords

• Nvidia
• automakers
• automotive business
• graphics processing units
• simulation tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nvidia, Automotive News

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