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Intel\u2019s plan for the future of the car is pretty complex.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Intel<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
The first company to sign up to install these chips in its vehicles is Zeekr, the EV subbrand of China\u2019s Geely. (Geely is also the parent company of Volvo.) The first Zeekr vehicle featuring Intel\u2019s AI hardware will roll out later this year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe are bringing the AI PC to the car,\u201d Weast said in a briefing with reporters last week. He followed that up with a bit of a reality check, saying, \u201cHowever, we can\u2019t just put a PC in a car. We know that automakers need to be able to re-architect their vehicle, as I mentioned, to be software defined.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The first company to sign up to install these chips in its vehicles is Zeekr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The company aims to introduce a \u201cfamily\u201d of systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) for these future software-defined vehicles (SDVs), with the first rolling out at the end of 2024. Intel wouldn\u2019t name any other auto customers beyond Zeekr but said it was in active talks with a number of OEMs (original equipment manufacturers \u2014 sorry for all the acronyms). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The auto industry is facing a number of unique challenges as it tries to cram ever-more sophisticated computers into its cars in anticipation of the mass adoption of electric vehicles and the evolution of more advanced software. It\u2019s a cliche to say that cars are becoming like smartphones on wheels, able to update their software through over-the-air updates and increasingly reliant on intricate superconductors to complete basic functions. But it\u2019s also true. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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But Weast said that the effort to build a vehicle defined by software has a ways to go still \u2014\u00a0mainly because Intel has yet to put its stamp on it. \u201cNobody\u2019s really been doing software defined quite right yet,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a unique perspective and a unique set of capabilities that we think can help the industry transition their vehicles to be truly software defined.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Intel says its SoCs are in 50 million cars on the road, powering infotainment displays and instrument clusters. Starting with Zeekr, the company will make its case to individual car companies that its AI-enhanced chips can help usher in a new era of software-defined vehicles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cNobody\u2019s really been doing software defined quite right yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vehicles that have Intel\u2019s AI chips will have better voice assistants, improved video conferencing capabilities, and video gaming options for rear-seat passengers, the company promises. Rather than fumble with multiple menus and submenus to turn certain features on, you could just tell your car to do it, Weast said. Improved safety features, like driver monitoring systems for hands-free driving, are another possibility. A car with Intel\u2019s AI system could even \u201cproactively enable\u201d safety features that the driver has already turned off, Weast said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of opportunities for AI to enhance the vehicle experience and make tech a little less obtrusive,\u201d he added, \u201cand have it be more predictive and fit more seamlessly into the driving or passenger experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Energy management and EV battery size are also playing a prominent role in Intel\u2019s CES announcements today. The company is acquiring Silicon Mobility SAS, \u201ca fabless automotive silicon and software company that designs, develops and deploys EV energy management SoCs.\u201d The aim is to help EVs transition from first-generation batteries \u2014\u00a0heavy, expensive, mineral-rich \u2014 to something more lightweight and easier to manage. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Weast envisions EV batteries that are lighter in weight and that use fewer minerals but still deliver the same range \u2014 or better \u2014 as the current generation. Intel is working with SAE International to chair a new committee to develop a new standard for EV power management, the company said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cBatteries are now the heaviest and most expensive elements of the vehicle,\u201d Weast said. \u201cVehicles today frankly remind us of first generation laptops.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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