Autonomous driving is no longer a distant goal post, a vision of the future set decades ahead. At GTC Europe, three leading companies — Volvo Cars, Continental and Veoneer — disclosed their near-term production plans for the next generation of cars. Whether developing fully autonomous, highly automated or driver assistance systems, automakers and suppliers are realizing there is a need for far greater compute inside the car. And that’s why they are building their future vehicles on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX, an architecture designed for safety and a platform able to handle increasingly sophisticated AI software. Volvo Cars, a premium brand synonymous with safety and innovation, announced that it’s developing its next-generation core computer using NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier. The future production vehicles from Volvo will feature Level 2+ assisted driving features, going beyond today’s traditional advanced driver assistance systems. NVIDIA and Volvo are working together to develop these capabilities, uniquely integrating 360-degree surround perception and a driver-monitoring system. The foundational technology built on DRIVE AGX Xavier is able to ultimately scale up to Level 4 highly automated driving capabilities. “A successful launch of autonomous drive will require an enormous amount of computing power as well as constant advances in artificial…