Intel is buying fellow chip maker Altera in an all-cash transaction valued at approx. $16.7 billion, USA Today reported. The deal will allow Intel to expand chips for personal computers into smart cars and other newfangled technologies.
Chipmaker Nvidia has launched a new "mobile super chip" aimed at powering high-end graphics on car dashboards in cars and making self-driving cars smarter. The new Tegra X1 processor will help driverless cars recognize objects, signs, images and lanes.
