"We are Still Working With Tesla," Says Nvidia A.I. Expert

Tesla is working on its own autonomous driving chip, but its relationship with Nvidia is not over yet, says, Alison Lowdnes, who works on artificial intelligence developer relations for Nvidia. Lowdnes confirmed to Inverse that the chip maker is still working with the automaker, despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk's announcement earlier this month. "We're still working with Tesla," Lowndes told Inverse Friday during an interview at the Human-Level Artificial Intelligence conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Tesla declined to comment on the relationship to Inverse. The confirmation follows comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in this month's second-quarter earnings call, where he said that "if it doesn't turn out, for whatever reason it doesn't turn out for them [Tesla], you can give me a call and I'd be more than happy to help."