AI Acceleration Week Finale: Gateworks + NXP Bring 40 TOPS Edge AI to Mission-Critical Systems (Featuring "Ari")

In the 3rd and final episode of AI Acceleration Week on the EdgeVerse Techcast, co-hosts Kyle Dando and Bridgette Stone are joined by Hailey Terrones from Gateworks to discuss how industrial AI is moving beyond cloud demos into real-world, mission-critical edge systems. They explain the Gateworks–NXP partnership and how Gateworks turns NXP silicon like the i.MX 95 (with EdgeLock security) into deployment-ready, USA-made industrial SBCs that speed time to market and support long lifecycles and customization. The episode highlights AI acceleration at the edge using the NXP Ara240 discrete NPU (40 TOPS) as an M.2 module to offload inference, improve latency, power efficiency, privacy, and future-proof upgrades for robotics, automation, drones, smart energy, and critical infrastructure. A humorous segment features "Ari," an AI agent, answering audience-style questions in real time.

Episode Resources:

• GW16168 USA-Made M.2 AI Accelerator | NXP Ara240 DNPU
• GW11062-1 NXP Ara240 DNPU + i.MX95 SBC Development Kit (Includes GW16168, iMX95 Catalina SBC, JTAG Programmer, power supply and accessory cables)
• Gateworks Ara240 DNPU AI Accelerator Software Wiki

00:00 Welcome to EdgeVerse

01:18 Meet GateWorks

02:00 Introducing Ari Agent

02:29 GateWorks NXP Partnership

03:48 Edge AI With Ara240

04:36 Q&A Game Setup

05:36 Why Choose i.MX 95 SBC

08:22 Why Add Ara240 DNPU

12:30 Real World Use Cases

13:29 How to Get Started

14:11 Wrap Up and Subscribe