Hello everyone! This is Ting-Fang from Taipei. This week, I had a chance to tune into leading US chipmaker Nvidia’s annual technology conference, where it unveiled its latest chip platform for autonomous driving.

Nvidia described its Drive Thor, an automotive-grade system-on-chip, as capable of providing level 4 self-driving capabilities. The most advanced cars on the market are still at level 2 and level 3, meaning they can drive themselves only under limited circumstances.

But just as interesting as Nvidia’s tech is its list of clients. The first customer for the Drive Thor will be Zeekr, the premium EV brand of major Chinese carmaker Geely. Executives from several other Chinese EV makers roundly applauded the chip’s debut, with one hailing its “unprecedented level” of AI capabilities.