VW：自動運転用チップを自社で設計開発：VWグループ・Cariad起用（動画）：
VW: In-house design of chips for autonomous driving: Cariad appointed：
大众：自动驾驶芯片的内部设计和开发：任命大众集团Cariad
独フォルクスワーゲングループ：ヘルベルト・ディースCEO
- 自動運転システム用の
- ソフトウェアだけでなく
- 必要なチップやハードを含めて
すべて、独自開発する計画を発表しました。
ドイツ紙：Handelsblatt
将来の自動車の高い要求に応えるためには、ソフトとハードを共に開発する必要がある。
VWは、半導体を生産する予定はない。
しかし、「VWグループのソフトウェア部門Cariad」をシステム設計・開発のため拡大する。
関連特許取得にむけた体制を強化する。
Engadget 日本版
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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