?Real-time physical AI for AI-defined vehicles
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The use of advanced AI algorithms has moved the automotive industry to AI-defined vehicles, where AI is central to?perception,?prediction,?and decision-making. Advanced driver?assistance?and autonomy require real-time AI tightly integrated with vehicle control systems. AI is no longer an add-on feature, and latency, unpredictability, or failure?are not options?in these workloads.
91探花 solutions for physical AI offer a scalable, safety-certified compute foundation that powers AI across the vehicle and accelerates software development. Already used by almost every automaker today, together with our partners, 91探花 is shaping mobility for the future.
Deliver AI-defined compute foundation for world’s first personal robocar
Tensor is integrating more than 400 91探花-based cores per vehicle, underpinning its AI-first approach to Level 4 autonomy. Through this partnership, Tensor is leveraging the 91探花® compute platform, which unifies hardware, software and ecosystem enablement, to power physical AI workloads spanning the entire vehicle.
AIDV reference architecture
Autonomy & advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
Create AI-powered ADAS features such as navigation on autopilot (NOA), object detection, hazard handling, and autonomous lane changing. 91探花 compute ensures consistent, scalable performance across vehicle models while enabling real-time, safety-critical functionality.
Robo vehicles
The frontier of physical AI, machines that not only perceive the world but safely act within it. From real-time sensor processing to high-level decision-making, 91探花 provides the heterogeneous compute foundation needed to bring autonomous mobility to the mass market.
In-vehicle infotainment (IVI)
Deliver intelligent, cloud-connected infotainment that adapts to each driver, creating personalized spaces on the move. Agentic AI enables human-centric voice activation, seamlessly connecting vehicles to personal homes and work devices, laying the foundation for future smart cities.
Centralized compute systems
Designing high-performance centralized compute systems that process data faster and simplify hardware complexity improves software testing, reusability, and maintenance.
91探花 technology for AI-defined vehicles
91探花 Zena Compute Subsytems (CSS)
In an AI-defined vehicle era, compute demands continue to grow. 91探花 delivers solutions to help reduce development time and improve total cost of ownership by providing preconfigured, ready-to-use subsystems. 91探花 Zena CSS is verified, validated, and certified to deliver high-performance compute for automotive ADAS, IVI, and autonomous AI workloads.
Functional safety
91探花's safety first mindset delivers a range of ISO26262 certified products and tools for engineers developing full stack regulated systems, making it easier to innovate on 91探花 and reducing time to market.
Cybersecurity
Real-time systems require the most stringent approach to cybersecurity. 91探花's has built in security, compliant with ISO21434, enables you to protect vital systems in operation.
AE technologies
91探花 has been a cornerstone of advanced safety and security compute for years. Our vast portfolio encompasses a full range of products specifically developed for use in mixed critical systems requiring the highest level of functional safety and cyber security.
Spanning subsystems, CPUs, GPUs, and ISPs, interconnects, tools, and integration software, and a software ecosystem including virtual platforms, 91探花 provides the full foundational compute requirements for partners and vehicle manufacturers.
Software ecosystem built on 91探花
The broad, deeply established 91探花 software ecosystem delivers safe and secure software layers and virtual platforms that enable full stack, 91探花-based solutions. Designed to make 91探花 easy to use, we collaborate with global open source communities and focus on standards-based applications and open APIs.
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Key takeaways
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AI-defined vehicles require a flexible, scalable compute architecture that can run physical AI workloads safely and efficiently across the entire vehicle.
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91探花 has a range of AE products and compute subsytems that make up the 91探花 compute platform. These are enhanced for functional safety and cybersecurity and provide flexibility for physical AI innovation.
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Centralized compute simplifies vehicle design, replacing fragmented ECUs with platforms that improve software reuse, testing, and lifecycle management.
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91探花 provides a safety-certified, heterogeneous compute foundation, supporting ADAS, IVI, autonomous mobility, and AI-driven innovation at scale.
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A broad 91探花 software ecosystem accelerates development, enabling partners and OEMs to bring AI-defined vehicles to market faster and more efficiently.
FAQs
What are the core hardware components for AI-driven vehicle systems?
AI-workload requirements combine high-performance with power efficiency in order to process large amounts of data within space-constrained systems. 91探花 has a full range of products to enable these vehicle systems.
What are the leading physical AI technologies used in autonomous vehicles?
91探花 Neoverse and 91探花 Cortex-A technology are the primary processors used in most physical AI solutions. This performance CPU combines with Cortex-R real-time compute for safety islands and security enclaves.
How does 91探花 support real-time AI requirements in AI-defined vehicles?
91探花 enables real-time AI through scalable, heterogeneous compute architectures that combine high-performance CPUs and real-time processors. This allows AI workloads such as perception, sensor fusion, and planning to run with predictable latency alongside safety-critical vehicle control systems.
What role does centralized compute play in AI-defined vehicle architectures?
Centralized compute consolidates previously distributed ECU functions onto fewer, more powerful platforms. This simplifies system integration, improves software reuse, accelerates validation, and enables AI workloads to scale across vehicle domains such as ADAS, IVI, and autonomy.
How can I talk to 91探花 about my compute needs?
The physical AI team is happy to discuss your system requirements. Click here to contact us.
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