NVIDIA's GeForce Now Game Streaming Is Coming To Cars (engadget.com) 24
NVIDIA has announced that it's bringing GeForce Now game streaming to cars using the company's Drive platform. Engadget reports: The rollout will offer access to titles like Cyberpunk 2077 on a driver display while you're charging or parked, or any time from the backseat. The cloud gaming option already has initial support from major brands like the Hyundai group (including Genesis and Kia), Polestar and China's BYD. NVIDIA didn't offer a timeframe for GeForce Now access, although it noted that BYD would offer Drive Hyperion-powered cars in the first half of 2023. The Polestar 3 SUV (built using Drive Orin) arrives in late 2023.
The in-car GeForce Now client works on either Android or web-based infotainment systems. NVIDIA's service provides a catalog of 1,500 games, over 1,000 of which are playable using gamepads. While most of the selection is paid, there are free-to-play options like Destiny 2 and Fortnite. As with other game streaming services, this could get costly if you plan to use it often. While basic GeForce Now use is free, you can pay up to $200 per year for the full experience before you factor in the cost of the games themselves. In some cases, though, this might make more sense than buying a handheld console or tablet. Further reading: Nvidia Unveils GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs for Laptops
The in-car GeForce Now client works on either Android or web-based infotainment systems. NVIDIA's service provides a catalog of 1,500 games, over 1,000 of which are playable using gamepads. While most of the selection is paid, there are free-to-play options like Destiny 2 and Fortnite. As with other game streaming services, this could get costly if you plan to use it often. While basic GeForce Now use is free, you can pay up to $200 per year for the full experience before you factor in the cost of the games themselves. In some cases, though, this might make more sense than buying a handheld console or tablet. Further reading: Nvidia Unveils GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs for Laptops
What could possibly go wrong? (Score:1)
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its funny the amount of times cars have backed out infront of me while walking though a parking lot has exploded since 2013 ... when it was mandated that drivers can use that shitty little webcam instead of just turning around for a second.
its also about the time that rear windows on the back of crossovers and SUV's shrank down to the size of a porthole
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its funny the amount of times cars have backed out infront of me while walking though a parking lot has exploded since 2013 ... when it was mandated that drivers can use that shitty little webcam instead of just turning around for a second.
The pillars have grown so much that even if they turn around, they probably won't see you.
The pillars could be literally half the size by using pillar in pillar construction, but that would cost more, so fuck you. Sincerely, every automaker.
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it's only a matter of time before the safeguards are bypassed and drivers sit back and play vidya games.
As new entertainment displays are introduced where the driver can possibly be distracted by movies and videos games, you can guess that the status of the display will be added to the list of parameters that the Event Data Recorder (EDR) [way.com] stores during the few seconds before and after a crash.
Even if the insurance companies don't/can't get copies of the event data, the car manufacturers will want that information for their own liability studies.
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Not really. You're talking about 300kW+ motors vs. maybe 50W gaming hardware.
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Do you need gaming hardware? This is cloud gaming, the rendering is done remotely.
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Exactly, but you still have networking overhead and the display and controls. So you should expect somewhere in the ballpark of 20-50W overhead, depending on the size and refresh rate of the display.
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I can't imagine any cars have enough cellular bandwidth for this feature, even with low resolution. A parked car with good cellular signal and a high data plan might, but not a moving car that's constantly doing access point handoffs.
GTA (Score:2)
So I can now play GTA as a my car auto drives itself around town ......
Re: GTA (Score:2)
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More than that: you can play Gran Turismo or F1
I do that without any video in the car already.
Knight Rider! (Score:2)
With KITT and/or KARR! ;)
what about death race? (Score:2)
what about death race?
How Many Game Streaming Services Have to Fail? (Score:2)
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The XBox Live Stream or whatever it's called has been pretty solid, mostly because of the subscription including all these high-end games.
Couldnâ(TM)t stream FPS on a Gigabit line (Score:2)
I have no idea who manages to successfully use this service for any FPS-like game, I could barely play Doom2016 on a Gigabit line near DECIX with 6-9ms average ping⦠so I do not know how this should work with Cyberpunk in the middle of nowhere while charging.
And the reckless will unlock it to play while driving, like watching videos while driving.
How are they selling these to BYD? (Score:2)
interesting game (Score:1)
Preparing us for the future! (Score:2)
A future, that is, where we will divide our 'indoor' time between the privacy of our cars and the communal buildings that allow us to cook, bathe, go to the bathroom, and exercise.
I think there's a dystopian SF novel here just waiting to be written!