Nvidia Announces New AI Tech, Gaming Chips, and Toyota Partnership at CES 2025

Nvidia unveiled several new products at CES 2025, including artificial intelligence technology for training robots and self-driving cars, advanced gaming chips, and its first desktop computer. These innovations highlight Nvidia's potential to expand its business into new areas.

At the annual tech conference in Las Vegas, CEO Jensen Huang explained how Nvidia is bringing technology from its lucrative data center AI chips to consumer PCs and laptops. One of the key introductions was the Cosmos foundation models, which generate photo-realistic video to train robots and self-driving cars. This approach is expected to be more cost-effective than traditional methods.

Cosmos uses synthetic training data to help robots and cars understand the physical world, similar to how large language models assist chatbots. Users can provide text descriptions to generate videos of environments that obey the laws of physics. The models will be available on an open license, similar to Meta Platforms' Llama 3 language models.

In addition to AI technology, Huang unveiled Nvidia's new RTX 50 series gaming chips, which aim to deliver movie-like graphics for video games. These chips, powered by Nvidia's 'Blackwell' AI technology, range in price from $549 to $1,999 and will be available starting January 30 for top models, with lower-tier models arriving in February.

Huang also introduced Project DIGITS, Nvidia's first desktop computer designed for computer programmers. Priced at $3,000, it will feature a chip used in Nvidia's data center offerings and a central processor developed with Taiwan's MediaTek. The desktop will be available in March.

Furthermore, Nvidia announced a partnership with Toyota Motor to use its Orin chips and automotive operating system for advanced driver assistance in several models. The specifics of the models were not disclosed. Nvidia expects its automotive hardware and software revenue to reach $5 billion in fiscal 2026, up from $4 billion this year.

CES 2025 runs from January 7-10. Nvidia's stock reached a record high of $149.43 on Monday, giving the company a valuation of $3.66 trillion, making it the world's second-most valuable listed company behind Apple.

Source: Reuters: Max Cherney and Stephen Nellis in San Francisco