Hyundai Motor completes development on on-device AI-powered chip

Hyundai Motor completes development on on-device AI-powered chip

Hyundai Motor Group’s Robotics Lab has developed a processor designed to run tasks locally on a device by using AI. 

The lab announced on Friday that development on the processor — jointly undertaken with Korean AI semiconductor firm Deepx — is complete, meaning that it is now ready to enter mass production.

The chip was unveiled at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas as part of the inaugural CES Foundry, a conference and exhibition dedicated to AI, blockchain and quantum technologies, from Wednesday to Thursday. 

The processor operates with less than 5 watts of power and is capable of using the data provided to detect, recognize and make decisions in real time.

The chip does not require a cloud or network connection, which allows it to be used in underground parking lots or logistics centers, where network connections are often unstable or nonexistent. As it is an on-device chip, it is also faster and more secure than chips that rely on cloud computing, according to the lab.

Hyun Dong-jin, Hyundai Motor Group’s vice president and the head of the Robotics Lab, said:

Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Lab is not just about building robots; we are building a sustainable robot ecosystem,

“Our goal is to provide our low-powered, efficient and smart robots to more people so that they can become valuable to and actually benefit users.

The company said in a press release on Friday,

Hyundai Motor Group is expected to build a robust ‘physical AI’ infrastructure through the on-device AI chip we developed,

The lab previously co-developed an AI-powered controller currently employed for Facey, the facial recognition system used at Factorial Seongsu in eastern Seoul and in the DAL-e delivery robot. 

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Hyundai Motor completes development on on-device AI-powered chip, source