NVIDIA announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) today its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service will be coming to cars from existing partners Hyundai Motor Group, BYD and Polestar, which are already using the company’s NVIDIA DRIVE ecosystem.
“We are excited to offer our customers the best in technology, comfort, design from BYD and now the latest in gaming through NVIDIA GeForce NOW high-performance cloud gaming service,” said Stella Li Vice President of BYD and CEO of BYD America, in a statement. “The experience of driving our cars is becoming increasingly sophisticated, entertaining and sustainable.”
Hyundai Motor Group’s Hyundai, Kia and Genesis brands already use the NVIDIA DRIVE in-vehicle infotainment across its entire lineup.
China’s BYD will be using the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform beginning in the first half of 2023.
Polestar is using NVIDIA DRIVE for its EV software and the upcoming Polestar 3 will use the NVIDIA DRIVE Orin system-on-a-chip.
No timeline or mention of specific models were detailed by NVIDIA.
GeForce NOW has over 1,500 titles, with over 1,000 playable with a controller, including top games such as: A Plague Tale: Requiem, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077. Games are available from Steam, Epic Games Store, the EA app, Ubisoft and GOG.com.
Check out the trailer teaser below for the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service in the car:
https://youtu.be/sNQVdvZStLM
Tesla’s recent 2022 holiday software update added Steam beta to the latest Model S and Model X vehicles, bringing console-level in-car gaming to its flagship vehicles.
