# AI Hubs | HD maps for Robocars | Supercomputer Bragging Rights

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-06-21
- Length: 15m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-06-21-ai-hubs-hd-maps-for-robocars-supercomputer-bragging-rights
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/44871862/

## Summary

EE Times editor Sally Ward-Foxton reports on London Tech Week, highlighting the UK's bid to become an AI hub and the intense competition among AI chip startups like Graphcore, Mythic, and Oxford Quantum Circuits. Rick Merritt covers the supercomputer race in Frankfurt, noting the dominance of NVIDIA accelerators and the upcoming exascale projects by Intel, AMD, IBM, and Nvidia. Finally, Junko Yashida interviews Phil Magni of VSI Labs about the critical role of high-definition (HD) maps in autonomous vehicles, contrasting them with standard GPS navigation and addressing Tesla's skepticism.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-06-21-ai-hubs-hd-maps-for-robocars-supercomputer-bragging-rights#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing
- [1:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-06-21-ai-hubs-hd-maps-for-robocars-supercomputer-bragging-rights#t=64) London Tech Week: AI Hubs and Chip Startups
- [5:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-06-21-ai-hubs-hd-maps-for-robocars-supercomputer-bragging-rights#t=319) Supercomputer Race: Exascale Projects and Benchmarks
- [8:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-06-21-ai-hubs-hd-maps-for-robocars-supercomputer-bragging-rights#t=503) HD Maps for Autonomous Vehicles with Phil Magni
- [13:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-06-21-ai-hubs-hd-maps-for-robocars-supercomputer-bragging-rights#t=838) Tech History and Sign-off

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Graphcore (company)
- Mythic (company)
- Oxford Quantum Circuits (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- Intel (company)
- AMD (company)
- IBM (company)
- Cray (company)
- VSI Labs (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Borealis AI (company)
- Arc Invest (company)
- IPU (product)
- Linpeck (other)
- HPCG (other)

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