Nvidia Going After Tesla With AI Self Driving Cars...

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ali mirza
January 07, 2026

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1 - đźš— Nvidia Expands AI Into Self Driving Cars...

Nvidia introduces Alpamayo, a free self-driving car AI that can think and make smart choices. Mercedes showed it off, taxi robots are coming, and new Rubin chips will save energy soon.

What Happened:

  1. Nvidia showed Alpamayo at CES. It helps self-driving cars handle tricky situations and explain why they make certain choices.

  2. Anyone can use Alpamayo for free. The code is on Hugging Face so people can teach it new things.

  3. Mercedes is working with Nvidia. Their self-driving car will start in the US, then go to Europe and Asia.

  4. Nvidia wants to start a robot taxi service next year. They haven't said who they're working with yet.

  5. New Rubin AI chips are being made now. They'll come out later this year and use less power while costing less money.

  6. An expert says Nvidia's move to AI systems helps them stay in front. Their stock price went up a little after they shared this news.

  7. Elon Musk talked about a big problem. Getting cars to work perfectly almost all the time is really hard.

Big Idea: Nvidia is changing from just making computer chips to building a complete system for real-world AI. Sharing Alpamayo for free and making better Rubin chips could help make self-driving cars and robot taxis safer and easier to use everywhere.

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2 - Nano Banana Prompt Of The Day

Prompt:

“Ultra-realistic cinematic portrait of a adult man, (from attached photo) with his face fully visible, natural human skin texture with pores and subtle imperfections, and realistic hair. The real man is seated on a yellow chair and holds a small 3D miniature of himself, delicately seated with crossed legs and a relaxed pose in the palm of one hand. Horizontal 9:16aspect ratio. The real man looks at the miniature with clear surprise and slight amusement, raised eyebrows, a subtle smile, and expressive eyes. The facial expression appears spontaneous and authentic. The miniature closely resembles the real man in facial structure, hairstyle, and clothing, but is rendered in a high-quality, soft 3D chibi style. The miniature has a humorous, exaggerated facial expression, lively eyes, and playfully moving arms and legs. The stylization is clean and modern—not like a toy, doll, or artificial object. Both characters wear matching outfits: medium-wash distressed jeans; a stylish casual top in egg-yellow tone with a modern relaxed fit; lightweight white sneakers. Hair styled according to the photo attached. Grooming: natural, well-defined skin; subtle contouring; clean eyebrows; expressive eyes with natural contrast; lips neutral and realistic. The scale difference between the realistic man and the 3D chibi figure is obvious and visually playful. The background is a realistic office scene with white cabinets, painting and creative tools, a white desk, and a plastic swivel chair, slightly blurred with strong depth of field. Professional cinematic lighting with clear subject separation, soft skin highlights, and subtle rim lighting around both figures. Ultra-detailed textures for the real man. Clean, realistic 3D textures for the miniature. Balanced realism and humor. No surreal distortions.”

3 - Prompt Tip Of The Day

Use this prompt to make sure chatGPT is not making bad assumptions about your goal or task: 

Prompt 

You are my assistant for [task]. 
Goal: [what success looks like]. 
Context: [what you know / what I’m giving you]. 
Constraints: [time/budget/tone/length/tools you can’t use]. 
Output format: [bullets/table/steps/json/etc.]. 
Before you answer: list the 3 key assumptions you’re making and the 2 biggest risks of being wrong, then proceed.

best,

ali