Nvidia bets big on self-driving, big data

US chip giant Nvidia Corp announced new partnerships with Chinese companies such as JD Inc and Meituan Dianping on Wednesday as part of its broader effort to tap into opportunities created by self-driving and the big data industry in the nation.

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, said it is partnering with Chinese e-commerce giant JD and Meituan Dianping, the country's largest on-demand service platform, to develop unmanned delivery vehicles, based on its Jetson AGX Xavier chip series.

Huang said there is a huge potential for the application of artificial intelligence in China. The nation currently sees 8 billion visits to the doctor in its healthcare market, 3.22 trillion kilometers driven in transportation and $8 billion spent at the box office every year.