NVIDIA officially announces its entry into the autonomous taxi field, aiming to launch a "Driverless Car Brain" system equipped with its own chips and software by 2027. What does this move signify? Simply put—NVIDIA is shifting from selling graphics cards to becoming a provider of infrastructure for intelligent mobility.

Imagine the future ride-hailing scene: the taxis you summon are no longer driven by humans but are AI cars equipped with NVIDIA's superbrain. Navigation, obstacle avoidance, route planning—all done automatically. This looks like a beautiful move on the surface, but behind it lies an ambition to tightly integrate hardware and software to dominate the entire autonomous driving ecosystem. From consumer-grade graphics cards to autonomous driving chips, NVIDIA is redefining its role in the AI era.

But is that 2027 delivery deadline really reliable? The reality is much more complicated.

Technically, Level 4 autonomous driving requires perfect handling of complex scenarios such as heavy rain, tunnels, and sudden obstacles. Not all places have the ideal road conditions like Silicon Valley. Legal issues are even more thorny—who is responsible if a traffic accident occurs? Will insurance companies dare to cover driverless cars? Ironically, this "commitment" for 2027 feels somewhat like a CEO promising "mass production next week" for years.

Taking a step back, what if the technology truly makes a breakthrough? Then the questions become even more interesting: after autonomous taxis become widespread, will ride-hailing fares drop significantly? Will intermediary platforms like Uber and Didi be directly replaced by AI? How will the traditional transportation industry reshape itself? These changes will have far-reaching impacts on transportation, insurance, and urban planning—more worth pondering than just technological progress.