Decoder with Nilay Patel · Monday, July 13, 2026
NVIDIA's strategy for autonomous driving integrates a 'classical stack' with AI reasoning models that can operate the car. Xinju Wu describes a scenario where an AI model might literally 'talk to itself' to determine driving actions.
“Of course, we also talked about AI. And how NVIDIA's approach to autonomy brings together what Xinju calls the classical stack and the ability for reasoning models to actually operate the car.”
“And his description of what wins those arguments, especially when his customers are as slow and cost-diverse as automakers, that's fascinating.”