Danny Shapiro

Danny Shapiro is NVIDIA’s Senior Director of Automotive, focusing on solutions that enable faster and better design of automobiles, as well as in-vehicle solutions for infotainment, navigation and driver assistance. He's a 25-year veteran of the computer graphics and semiconductor industries, and has been with NVIDIA since 2009. Prior to NVIDIA, Danny served in marketing, business development and engineering roles at ATI, 3Dlabs, Silicon Graphics and Digital Equipment. He holds a BSE in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University and an MBA from the Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley. He lives in Northern California, where his home solar panel system charges his electric car.

Driving Progress: NVIDIA Leads Autonomous Vehicle Industry Report

As the industry begins to deploy autonomous driving technology, NVIDIA is leading the way in delivering a complete end-to-end solution, including data center infrastructure, software toolkits, libraries and frameworks, as… Read Article

Look Under the Hood of Self-Driving Development at GTC 2020

Update: Our annual GPU Technology Conference will be virtual. This post has been updated to reflect the sessions that will be available online during GTC Digital. The progress of self-driving… Read Article

Man Meets Machine: Autonomous Driving Gets the Human Touch at CES 2020

Autonomous driving technology aims to eliminate the human at the wheel. However, the latest plans for the car of the future envision a greater integration of human-machine interaction throughout the… Read Article

What Is Active Learning?

Reading one book on a particular subject won’t make you an expert. Nor will reading multiple books containing similar material. Truly mastering a skill or area of knowledge requires lots… Read Article

NVIDIA DRIVE Ecosystem Charges into Next Decade of AI

Top transportation companies are using NVIDIA DRIVE to lead the way into the coming era of autonomous mobility. Electric vehicle makers, mapping companies and mobility providers announced at the GPU… Read Article

Introducing NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin: Vehicle Performance for the AI Era

A performance car isn’t judged on horsepower alone. Acceleration, braking, cornering speed and suspension are among the features that define how a car will fare on the road. The same… Read Article

It’s Electric: NVIDIA Partners Generate Buzz at IAA in Frankfurt

From high-performance electric vehicles to AI-powered offroaders, this year’s International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, is extending how and where new vehicle technology will travel. And NVIDIA partners are… Read Article

A High-Class Affair: NVIDIA Partners Climb to New Heights at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Some need an illustrious career capped with a knighthood or royal wedding to climb the ranks of centuries-old English society. Last week, self-driving cars only needed a winding uphill road… Read Article

Made You Look: GPU Technology Helps Volkswagen Create Eye-Catching Vehicle Designs

Thanks to GPUs, practical vehicle design doesn’t have to be boring. Last month, Volkswagen used the latest in simulation and compute technologies to tailor its design process for both fuel… Read Article