Nvidia’s ambitious developments in the autonomous vehicle sector have gone one step further with the unveiling of the new Jetson TX1 module – incorporating machine learning, computer vision, and navigation, alongside Nvidia’s GPU prowess. This latest product from Nvidia is largely aimed at the drone market, saying the TX1 can be used in smart surveillance drones monitoring crowds for suspicious activity. In addition, Nvidia points to the development of other IoT applications such as robots that act like personal chauffeurs, recognizing its owner’s habits and needs through natural language, navigation and behavior recognition – as well as less exciting applications like automated laboratory instruments. The Jetson TX1 is the successor to the TK1 developer kit launched last year, the new…