- Autonomous ID. Buzz shown at NVIDIA GTC Berlin.
- NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion 10 integrated.
- 14 cameras, nine radars, three lidars.
- Long-wheelbase van, mobility-as-a-service interior.
- Stationary exhibit of Level 4 technology.
At NVIDIA GTC Berlin, a stationary exhibit shows how the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion 10 reference architecture can be integrated into the autonomous ID. Buzz. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting the electric van as a flexible, industrialised vehicle platform that combines series-production quality with room for scalable high-tech solutions in passenger and commercial transport.
The company says its role goes beyond supplying the base vehicle. It contributes series-production quality, integration engineering and vehicle-side validation, giving qualified autonomous-driving systems a foundation for use cases ranging from mobility services to commercial transport and logistics.
Sensors on the long-wheelbase ID. Buzz
The van on display in Berlin is a long-wheelbase version fitted with a mobility-as-a-service interior. Its Hyperion 10 reference configuration comprises 14 cameras, nine radars and three lidars.
Together, the compute and sensor hardware illustrate how an advanced Level 4 technology stack can be fitted to a vehicle developed to series-production standards.
Volkswagen platform strategy for autonomous developers
The exhibit underlines how the manufacturer intends the vehicle to be used. Autonomous-driving developers and operators can pair their own systems with a robust, series-production-based van rather than developing vehicle integration from the ground up. According to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, this can reduce complexity and support the scalable deployment of different transport applications on a common foundation.
Its stated ambition is to establish the autonomous ID. Buzz as the series-production-quality platform for driverless passenger and commercial transport across customers and markets. Hyperion 10 is shown in Berlin as an additional qualified high-tech approach that can be integrated into this common platform.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles production and range
Headquartered in Hanover, Germany, the brand also builds vehicles in Poznań and Września in Poland, employing more than 21,000 people across the three sites. With the ID. Buzz AD, it is producing the first fully-autonomous production vehicle in Europe. Its line-up also includes the Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan, Caddy, Crafter, California and Amarok.
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