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Waymo's custom 5nm ASIC chip delivers over 1,000 TOPS for robotaxi compute
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Waymo built a custom 5nm ASIC chip that delivers over 1,000 TOPS of computing performance for its sixth-generation self-driving system, aiming to cut costs and improve safety.
The chip is a key part of Waymo's strategy to make robotaxis cheaper to build and maintain, potentially enabling profitability. It also shows Waymo's vertical integration in compute, though it still relies on partners for manufacturing and other components.
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Waymo designed a custom 5nm ASIC chip to handle raw data before the core brain of its self-driving system.
The chip delivers more than 1,000 TOPS, placing it in the same performance range as Nvidia's DRIVE AGX Thor.
Waymo listed partners including AMD, Micron, Nvidia, Samsung, Sandisk, Socionext, and TSMC for its compute stack.
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