Nvidia (NVDA) has reportedly added hundreds of staff members in China this year to beef up its research capabilities and focus on autonomous driving technologies.
According to Bloomberg, Nvidia will end 2024 with around 4,000 people in China, up from just 3,000 at the start of the year. The artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant added around 200 people in Beijing to enhance its research team focused on self-driving cars, the report said, citing people familiar with the operations.
Nvidia didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The move by Nvidia to beef up its Chinese self-driving car operations comes as the tech giant whose chips have powered the AI boom is caught up in an ongoing tech war between the U.S. and China.
China earlier this week said it is investigating Nvidia for antitrust violations on its 2020 acquisition of Israeli-American networking hardware maker Mellanox Technologies.
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