Waymo builds custom 5nm chip with 1000+ TOPS, rivaling Nvidia's Thor
Beth_Kindig · x · 2026-08-25
Alphabet's Waymo has developed a custom chip for its robotaxis using TSMC's 5nm process. The chip delivers over 1,000 TOPS of compute power, putting it on par with Nvidia's Drive AGX Thor.
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