RISC-V & Automotive

Our vehicles are at an inflection point, undergoing a period of rapid evolution. The power of compute is being applied across the car to enable new features and user experiences, from the rapid rise of electric powertrain, to new rich in car infotainment experiences, to increased levels of self driving capability along the road to autonomous driving. The amount of software in the car is growing massively, car companies are becoming software makers, their products software defined and increasingly valued on functionality supplied by this software.

The RISC-V ecosystem is the source of technologies and expertise that can support and enable any automotive compute development.

RISC-V Scales Across the Whole Vehicle

RISC-V enables the perfect balance of processing, customizable at the core level, from simple, low power sensors and actuators to zonal controllers, domain controllers and high performance centralized vehicle compute.

The use of a single architecture simplifies development and reduces cost, scalable across the whole vehicle, and the reuse of expertise and tools across a range of different applications.

Software components based on the RISC-V ISA can be easily deployed across a manufacturer’s range of vehicle models and specification levels whose different price points necessitate a range of compute specifications.

RISC-V is an Extendable Standard

RISC-V is an open standard ISA that enables the automotive supply chain to work together efficiently while fostering individual innovation for individual companies.

RISC-V enables the development of custom, highly specialized automotive specific extensions, solutions to key industry concerns, like power consumption, functional safety and security in highly automotive specific SoCs.

Becoming a member of enables access to steering groups, including the Automotive SIG and Functional Safety SIG, giving the ability to influence automotive related extensions and the opportunity to collaborate and network with the RISC-V Automotive ecosystem.

Supported by the Rich RISC-V Ecosystem

The diverse range of silicon requirements across the car, means a range of different chips are needed. From pre designed automotive MCUs to complete custom automotive SoCs, the RISC-V ecosystem can deliver.

Our members are expert in a range of hardware technologies from processors and IP to design tools and verification.

Innovative software ecosystem, already delivering FuSa certified compilers, software development tools and components ready for use in automotive applications along with rich operating systems and virtual platforms.

RISC-V benefits from a “Many Eyes” model of open development that benefits the key automotive care abouts of safety and security, leveraging expertise across the ecossytem

Control Your Compute Roadmap and Supply Chain

RISC-V is a global open standard, not controlled by any single company or country, incorporating meaningful contributions from all over the world.

The wide breadth of products offered by the RISC-V ecosystem enables easier multi-sourcing for future developments, reducing risk and preventing lock-in from individual vendors.

RISC-V enables you to create more differentiated products customised to exact processing requirements and new ideas and concepts for vehicle compute.

From sourcing pre-existing SoCs to custom silicon, we have solutions and expertise as you explore the possibilities in automotive silicon and your ambitions for the future.