Nvidia's 'ChatGPT moment' for self-driving cars, and other key AI announcements at GTC 2026

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Nvidia released new models for autonomous robots, cars, and more. 
• Uber will add Nvidia-powered robotaxis to cities as early as 2027. 
• More lifelike robotics could mean robotic characters at Disney World.

To close out his Nvidia GTC keynote on Monday, CEO Jensen Huang brought out an unexpected guest: a walking, talking robot version of Olaf, the animated snowman from Disney's Frozen movie. Huang explained to robo-Olaf that he's run on Nvidia's Jetson platform and learned to walk inside the company's Omniverse simulator

Olaf's responses didn't always make sense -- the conversation was awkward, but the idea was clear: in the future, robotic characters could be wandering around Disneyland using Nvidia's tech. 

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