Waymo details custom 5nm ASIC and autonomous-compute partner stack
Waymo disclosed a purpose-built 5nm ASIC and named seven semiconductor and compute partners supporting the onboard Waymo Driver compute system.
Evidence notes
- The custom ASIC provides more than 1,000 TOPS for front-end sensor processing and machine-learning workloads.
- Waymo says its onboard compute performance has increased 20-fold in eight years and processes 13 high-resolution cameras in real time.
Company context
Waymo develops autonomous-driving technology and operates robotaxi services through Waymo One.