VW: In-house design of chips for autonomous driving: VW Group Cariad appointed
Volkswagen Group, Germany: Herbert Diess CEO
For autonomous driving systems
Not just software
Including necessary chips and hardware
All announced plans to develop independently.
German newspaper: Handelsblatt
In order to meet the high demands of automobiles in the future, it is necessary to develop both software and hardware.
VW has no plans to produce semiconductors.
However, “VW Group Software Division Cariad” will be expanded for system design and development.
Strengthen the system for obtaining related patents.
Engadget
https://japanese.engadget.com/vw-to-design-its-own-chip-for-self-driving-065011877.html
VW plans to design its own computer chips HAMBURG, Germany
Volkswagen plans to design and develop its own high-powered chips for autonomous vehicles,
along with the required software, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told a German newspaper.
“To achieve optimal performance in light of the high demands that exist for cars, software and hardware have to come out of one hand,” Diess told Handelsblatt.
Volkswagen did not plan to build semiconductors
but wanted to own patents if possible, Diess said, adding that the group’s software unit Cariad would develop the expertise and expand.
It would not, however, give VW an edge in terms of supply,
which has been an ongoing issue for automakers in the face of skyrocketing demand from virtually every manufacturing sector that utilizes electronic components.
Instead, the move is a response to Tesla, which can integrate custom designed chips, allowing the U.S. company to develop new features faster than its competitors.
Germany’s Daimler unveiled a deal with Nvidia last year
to develop and equip its Mercedes-Benz cars with a next-generation chip and software platform.
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