Automotive semiconductor vendor Renesas Electronics and Inventec are collaborating on designing an automotive-grade gateway for the electric vehicle (EV) market.
The companies will develop a proof of concept (PoC) for connected gateways based on Renesas’ R-car system-on-chip (SoC). The R-car SoC is a computer platform that allows a range of automotive applications like:
- Automated driving
- ADAS
- Connected gateways
- In-vehicle infotainment
- Cockpits
- Dashboards
Both companies will share product development roadmaps, market insights and specifications. The first proof of concept will integrate cybersecurity and over-the-air features for connected gateway applications. This is expected to be available for testing in mid-2024.
Renesas said the automotive-grade gateways will help to drive innovation in-vehicle development in EVs but also create new potential for emerging automotive OEMs to develop their own EVs to bring to market. Additionally, the gateways could be used by Tier 1 automotive OEMs to help accelerate EV design to get vehicles on the market quicker.
“The integration of our technology with Renesas’ field-proven R-Car SoC platform will enable us to reach a new base of EV customers in search of advanced intelligent automotive solutions around the world,” said Sam Yeh, chairman of Inventec.
