Jensen Huang , CEO of California - based computer manufacturer Nvidia , has said he expects to see the first fully autonomous cars on the roads in four years , thanks to advances in artificial intelligence ( AI ) . Nvidia has expanded after expanding from traditional graphics - processing chips into AI and high - performance computing , with its shares rising 50 % during the past year , giving the company a revenue of $ 116bn . Its expansion has been richly rewarded with a 170 percent stock surge over the past year, boosting its market value to $116 billion. However , Huang played down the importance of cryptocurrency mining , where people use computers to process cryptocurrency transactions and are rewarded with additional cryptocurrency , saying that it is not a market the company is targeting .
Jensen Huang , CEO of California - based computer manufacturer Nvidia , has said he expects to see the first fully autonomous cars on the roads in four years , thanks to advances in artificial intelligence ( AI ) . Nvidia has expanded after expanding from traditional graphics - processing chips into AI and high - performance computing , with its shares rising 50 % during the past year , giving the company a revenue of $ 116bn . However , Huang played down the importance of cryptocurrency mining , where people use computers to process cryptocurrency transactions and are rewarded with additional cryptocurrency , saying that it is not a market the company is targeting .