Mobility technology company Magna has partnered with Nvidia to develop AI-powered solutions to advance next-generation software-defined vehicle intelligence and autonomy.
The partnership will see the integration of the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor system-on-a-chip (SoC) will into Magna’s next-generation automotive technology solutions.
Leveraging DRIVE AGX Thor, Magna plans to develop driving systems for integration in automakers’ vehicle roadmaps to enhance active safety and comfort functions.
This integration is set to enhance efficiency, speed, and scalability, enabling advanced AI and autonomous driving capabilities.
Magna will also test the advancements in L2+ through L4 active safety solutions on the DRIVE Thor platform.
The system offers up to 1,000 trillion operations per second of AI compute power and supports 8-bit floating point calculations, optimised for transformer models, large language models, and generative AI workloads.
By utilising this processing capability, Magna aims to enhance vehicle safety, comfort, and automation.
Magna Electronics technology strategy vice-president Steven Jenkins said: “Combining Nvidia accelerated compute and AI capabilities with Magna’s extensive automotive expertise and innovation, we aim to explore new standards for next-generation software-defined vehicle intelligence and autonomy.
“Our collaboration allows us to develop market applications for AI-powered solutions that could redefine the driving experience and address the evolving demands of the automotive industry.”
A working demonstration platform by Magna, utilising NVIDIA Drive-OS, is expected to be unveiled in Q4 2025.
This will showcase the potential of the collaboration in development, integration, validation, and production workflows, Magna said.
Nvidia automotive vice-president Ali Kani said: “As the automotive industry transitions to safer, more intelligent vehicles with autonomous driving capabilities, our collaboration with Magna is the latest in our endeavours to bring our safety-certified in-vehicle accelerated compute and AI to the transportation industry.
“By combining core technologies and Magna’s integration expertise, we aim to shape the future of mobility.”
In March 2024, General Motors, Magna, and Wipro announced the creation of SDVerse, a B2B sales platform aimed at streamlining the automotive software sourcing and procurement process.
SDVerse will serve as a matchmaking platform for buyers and sellers of embedded automotive software, further enhancing the automotive technology landscape.
