AMD disclosed its plans to showcase automotive innovation at CES 2024, unveiling two new devices: the Versal™ AI Edge XA adaptive SoC and Ryzen™ Embedded V2000A Series processor, thereby expanding its portfolio. These devices highlight AMD’s leadership in automotive technology and are specifically designed for key automotive focus areas, including infotainment, advanced driver safety, and autonomous driving. At CES 2024, AMD, in collaboration with a growing automotive partner ecosystem, will demonstrate the diverse capabilities and applications of these devices in current and future automotive solutions.
The Versal AI Edge XA adaptive SoCs, featuring an advanced AI Engine, bring additional optimization for various next-generation automotive systems and applications. These include forward cameras, in-cabin monitoring, LiDAR, 4D radar, surround-view, automated parking, and autonomous driving. Notably, the Versal AI Edge XA adaptive SoCs are the first AMD 7nm devices to be auto-qualified, ensuring enhanced security for automotive applications where safety is paramount.
On the other hand, the Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series processors play a pivotal role in powering the next-generation automotive digital cockpit, spanning from the infotainment console to the digital cluster and passenger displays. The expansion of the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series introduces the first x86 auto-qualified processor family, delivering a PC-like experience for in-vehicle use.
Salil Raje, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group at AMD, expressed enthusiasm about the company’s growing and diversified automotive portfolio. Raje emphasized the significant opportunities presented by the high-growth automotive market and highlighted the collaborative achievements of AMD’s automotive teams since the acquisition of Xilinx almost two years ago.
The Versal AI Edge XA adaptive SoCs, equipped with AI Engines, offer numerous benefits for AI compute, vision, and signal processing. Capable of handling various AI models, these SoCs range from 20k LUTs to 521k LUTs and from 5 TOPs to 171 TOPs, providing scalability across the product portfolio. The devices are set to accelerate high-performing AI compute applications, while ensuring safety and security features. The initial release is expected in early 2024, with additional releases planned later in the year.
James Hodgson, Research Director at ABI Research, emphasized the growing importance of powerful and efficient AI compute platforms for autonomous vehicle applications. He noted the substantial growth opportunities for suppliers of heterogenous SoCs, citing the AMD Versal AI Edge XA as a noteworthy contender in meeting these demands.
The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000A Series processor, built on innovative 7nm process technology with ‘Zen 2’ cores and high-performance AMD Radeon Vega 7 graphics, enhances in-vehicle experiences. This auto-grade processor supports high-definition graphics, advanced security features, and automotive software enablement. It enables carmakers to deliver impressive performance and multitasking capabilities for infotainment and in-vehicle experience systems.
AMD is set to demonstrate its broad range of automotive solutions at CES 2024, featuring In-Vehicle Experience, AI Optimized Real-time Multi-sensor Object Detection, Automated Parking, Display Expansion, LiDAR, 3D Surround View, Driver Monitoring, and more. The showcase will include collaborative demonstrations with automotive ecosystem partners such as BlackBerry, Cognata, ECARX, Hesai, Luxoft, QNX, QT, Robosense, SEYOND, Tanway, Visteon, and XYLON. Attendees can visit the AMD booth at LVCC West Hall #W319 to explore AMD automotive solutions and engage with AMD experts.
