This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is showcasing new developments in AI and automation. Nvidia and Boston Dynamics are leading the way into the future of mobility and robotics.
Nvidia's plan for self-driving cars has made a big leap forward.
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, showed off Alpamayo, a new open AI model and toolset that will help self-driving cars think. The system's goal is to help cars deal with rare and difficult driving situations using vision-language-action models. Huang said that Mercedes-Benz is already testing the Nvidia-powered system. Fully self-driving Mercedes cars should be on the road by the first quarter of 2026.
Huang said, "Our vision is that one day, every car and truck will be self-driving." This shows Nvidia's full-stack push into self-driving technology. Ola Källenius, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz, talked about his experience testing the system on public roads. He said it felt "like the car is on rails," and the car handled heavy traffic without any problems.
Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Make Robots More Useful in the Real World
In the meantime, Boston Dynamics said it was working with Google DeepMind to add Gemini AI to its humanoid robot Atlas and robot dog Spot. This partnership was announced at CES with Hyundai. Its goal is to make these robots able to understand commands in natural language, adapt to new environments, and interact with people more naturally. These are all important steps toward using robots outside of labs.
Robert Playter, the CEO, talked about how Atlas could change everything, calling it a revolution in both business and everyday life. He said it could navigate complicated environments and help with manual labor. The goal is clear: robots that are helpful and can walk into homes and workplaces to make them safer, more productive, and better for everyone.
A Look Ahead
These new technologies at CES show a bigger trend in the industry: using AI to make machines that are smarter, more flexible, and fit into our daily lives without problems. Nvidia's new technologies will change the future of self-driving cars, and Boston Dynamics' robots will change how people and robots interact in real life.
As these ideas become real, the next few years could see a huge change in how we get to work, live, and commute, all because people are always looking for smarter, more powerful machines.
