Tomorrow’s self-driving and driver-assisted (ADAS) car is a mobile computing platform with endless amounts of data streaming in real-time from sensors around the vehicle, feeding its AI brain. With petabytes of data passing to the AI decision-making units, connectivity is critical, as sensitive data needs to be routed around the vehicle securely and safely.
The advent of over-the-air (OTA) updates and V2X (vehicle to anything) data communications also requires sophisticated data handoffs – for instance, when your car is garaged or outside your home it will be talking to the Cloud to obtain the latest software, maps and safety functionality. In turn, it may be uploading journey and component status to the Cloud and then to the manufacturer’s data centre.
This requires the sophisticated connectivity provided by Imagination’s Ethernet solutions – multi-gigabit switches and routers that address the need for fast, high-bandwidth communications around the car, while interfacing with multiple communications protocols.
Designed with functional safety in mind, these solutions will make it easier for SoC manufacturers to achieve the automotive safety integrity levels (ASIL) that are classified by the ISO 26262 standard for automotive safety.
