Bodhi (AI processors)

2024: Product Announcement

In mid-August 2024, Ola Electric, one of India's largest manufacturers of electric two-wheeled vehicles, introduced the country's first processors for artificial intelligence tasks. Announced chips Bodhi 1, Sarv 1 and Ojas for applications of different classes.

The Bodhi 1 product is reported to be intermediate. It is designed to work with large language models (LLM) and for infantry. According to Ola Electric, Bodhi 1 provides best-in-class energy efficiency. The second novelty, the Sarv-1 processor, uses an Arm instruction set: this chip is designed for use in data centers and cloud platforms.

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Ola Electric

The Ojas product belongs to peripheral AI (Edge AI) processors: it is designed for specific applications. In particular, the processor can be optimized for automotive systems, the Internet of Things, mobile infrastructures, etc. Ola Electric plans to introduce Ojas into its next-generation electric vehicles. It is assumed that this will improve the efficiency of their charging, expand the capabilities of driver assistance systems when driving (ADAS), etc.

According to Ola Electric, its chips provide higher performance and energy efficiency compared to graphics processorsNvidia used in AI accelerators. At the same time, at the time of the announcement, it is not specified with which accelerators were compared. Bodhi 1, Sarv 1 and Ojas solutions will enter the commercial market in 2026, and the more powerful Bodhi 2 processor will debut in 2028. Thus, India intends to take part in the global race of artificial intelligence, which as of 2024 is dominated by USA and. China^[1]

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