Autonomous driving tech company WeRide (WRD) has unveiled its HPC 3.0 high-performance computing platform, developed with Lenovo Car Computing. This platform is the first to feature Nvidia's (NVDA, Financial) latest DRIVE Thor X chip and is being implemented in WeRide's new-generation Robotaxi GXR.
The HPC 3.0 platform is based on Lenovo's L4-level autonomous driving domain controller AD1, utilizing a dual-core NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor setup. It operates on the safety-certified DriveOS, offering AI processing power of 2,000 TOPS, making it a leading automotive-grade computing platform globally. By enhancing system integration, production costs are reduced to a quarter of the previous generation, decreasing the cost of autonomous driving solutions by 50%.
As a 100% automotive-grade platform, HPC 3.0 has passed multiple automotive certifications, featuring redundant design to meet ASIL-D safety standards, with a failure rate below 50 FIT and MTBF of up to 120,000 to 180,000 hours. It is designed to withstand extreme environments (from -40°C to 85°C) and complies with global VOC environmental standards, making it suitable for deployment in international markets such as the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe, supporting WeRide's global Robotaxi expansion.
