Safe, scalable robotaxi and Level 4 reference platform.
Overview
NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion™ is a production-ready reference architecture and development platform for robotaxi and Level 4 autonomous vehicles. It combines a standardized sensor suite, high-performance NVIDIA DRIVE™ compute, and a robust software stack to help automakers, mobility providers, and AV startups develop, validate, and deploy next-generation driver-assist and autonomous driving capabilities. With DRIVE Hyperion, teams can focus on building differentiated AI while reducing integration risk, shortening development cycles, and improving safety.
Features
DRIVE Hyperion brings together the essential capabilities required to build, validate, and deploy next-generation autonomous vehicles.
Specifications
| DRIVE Hyperion 10 | DRIVE Hyperion 8 | |
| Compute Performance | Two NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor™ SoCs: up to 1,000 INT8 TOPS + 2,000 FP4 TFLOPS per SoC | Two NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin SoCs: combined up to ~508 INT8 TOPS depending on configuration |
| Sensor Suite | 14 cameras, 9 radars, 1 lidar, 12 ultrasonic sensors, 4 interior cameras, and an exterior microphone array | 12 cameras, 9 radars, 1 lidar, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and 3 interior cameras |
| Scalability | Level 2 ADAS through Level 4 autonomous driving | Level 2 ADAS through Level 3 autonomous driving |
| Safety Certification | ISO 26262 ASIL-D capable with NVIDIA Halos | ISO 26262 ASIL-D capable |
| Vehicle Integration | Production-ready for integration into any new vehicle architecture and platform | Production-ready for integration into any new vehicle architecture and platform |
| Cybersecurity | ISO 21434 capable | ISO 21434 capable |
DRIVE Hyperion is the in-vehicle foundation of NVIDIA's end-to-end AV stack. Data from the road feeds into AV Data Factory, models train and validate in simulation, and updated software returns to the vehicle.
Explore the family of open models, simulation, and datasets powering reasoning-based autonomous vehicles—designed to handle complex, real-world driving scenarios with transparent decision-making.
Industry Adopters
Resources
NVIDIA automotive solutions are available to automakers, tier 1 suppliers, startups, and research institutions working on the future of transportation.