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From Hyundai and Kia Invest in VAST Data for Autonomous Driving R&D

How could VAST Data's expanded use of its AI platform affect Nvidia?

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Increased strategic adoption of VAST's platform may boost demand for Nvidia's AI infrastructure. The strategic investment by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia in VAST Data is built upon years of production use of VAST's platform for autonomous driving R&D. This R&D, which includes Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and large language model development, runs specifically on NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD infrastructure powered by NVIDIA Hopper. As VAST Data expands its role as the data layer for these increasingly data-intensive workloads, the reliance on NVIDIA's specialized computing platform is expected to grow, reinforcing its position in the automotive AI supply chain.

Reported by 2 independent outlets Written Oct 17
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  • Hyundai Motor Company and Kia made a strategic investment in VAST Data.itbrief.co.nz, itwire.com
  • 42dot, HKMC’s autonomous mobility division, uses VAST's platform for ADAS research and autonomous driving workloads.itbrief.co.nz, itwire.com
  • The workloads run on NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD infrastructure using NVIDIA Hopper.itbrief.co.nz, itwire.com
  • The consolidation brought ADAS and large language model development together on one platform.itbrief.co.nz, itwire.com

Why it matters

The automotive sector is rapidly becoming one of the most data-intensive users of enterprise AI. A single sensor-equipped test vehicle can generate terabytes of information daily, and this volume rises sharply across larger global fleets. As carmakers like Hyundai Motor Company and Kia seek to control more of the technology stack behind assisted and autonomous driving, the demand for specialized, scalable data infrastructure is becoming central to their strategy.

NVIDIA is a core provider of the high-performance computing infrastructure necessary for this AI revolution. The move by major automotive groups to invest in and rely on specialized data platforms like VAST Data, which are built upon NVIDIA's hardware, signals a deep commitment to the AI ecosystem. This trend indicates that the foundational hardware provided by companies like Nvidia is becoming indispensable to the future of physical AI applications, such as autonomous vehicles.

What we don't know yet

  • How will the increasing data volume from global fleets affect the required scale of NVIDIA's DGX SuperPOD deployments?
  • What specific long-term commitments are Hyundai Motor Company and Kia making regarding their reliance on VAST Data and its underlying infrastructure?

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Hyundai Motor Company or Kia expands its global fleet size significantlyThe demand for the underlying NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD infrastructure would increase proportionally to manage the resulting hundreds of petabytes of data.
VAST Data successfully integrates its platform with other major AI hardware providersThe dependency on NVIDIA's specific hardware might diversify, potentially moderating the growth of demand for its DGX SuperPOD systems.

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  • About OpenAI and Anthropic

    Do the large language model development efforts within the automotive sector rely on models from companies like OpenAI or Anthropic, or are they building proprietary solutions?

  • About Blackwell Architecture

    Given the reliance on NVIDIA's specialized computing platform, when might the automotive AI supply chain transition to the Blackwell architecture?

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