As its growth in the region continues, Nvidia hires 200 more staff in China and denies rumors it's cutting off supplies to the country.

Nvidia has added about 200 people in China this year to enhance its research capabilities and focus on new autonomous driving technologies, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

Nvidia Corp. has added hundreds of staff in China this year to enhance its research capabilities and focus on new autonomous driving technologies.

Despite mounting trade restrictions, Nvidia (NVDA) is significantly expanding its presence in China, focusing on artificial intelligence chips for autonomous vehicles, Bloomberg reports. Both a Chinese government antitrust investigation and escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Washington complicate the semiconductor giant’s efforts.

Nvidia has taken a step forward, opening a shop in China and hiring hundreds of individuals in Beijing to expand a team of researchers working on new autonomous driving technology. Nvidia has been developing AI software and driving automation for more than a decade;

Nvidia is entering the self-driving car industry in China, the world’s largest car market. That puts it on a collision course with Tesla.