CORRECTING and REPLACING Intel Accelerates Software-Defined Innovation with Whole-Vehicle Approach
Intel unveiled an expanded automotive product portfolio at CES 2025, introducing solutions to accelerate the transition to electric and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). The company announced its whole-vehicle platform, which includes high-performance compute, discrete graphics, AI, power management, and zonal controller solutions, alongside the Intel® Automotive Virtual Development Environment (VDE) co-developed with AWS.
A key highlight is the introduction of the Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), specifically designed for EV power trains and zonal controller applications. The ACU U310 enables the consolidation of multiple real-time, safety-critical, and cybersecure functions into a single chip. This whole-vehicle approach aims to reduce inefficiencies in traditional fragmented vehicle architectures, driving significant cost reductions and performance improvements.
Intel ha presentato un portfolio automobilistico ampliato al CES 2025, introducendo soluzioni per accelerare la transizione verso veicoli elettrici e definiti da software (SDV). L'azienda ha annunciato la sua piattaforma per veicoli completi, che include calcolo ad alte prestazioni, grafica discreta, intelligenza artificiale, gestione dell'energia e soluzioni di controller zonale, insieme all'Intel® Automotive Virtual Development Environment (VDE) sviluppato in collaborazione con AWS.
Un punto saliente è l'introduzione dell'Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), progettata specificamente per le unità di potenza degli EV e le applicazioni dei controller zonali. L'ACU U310 consente la consolidazione di molteplici funzioni tempo reale, critiche per la sicurezza e cyber sicure in un unico chip. Questo approccio globale al veicolo punta a ridurre le inefficienze delle tradizionali architetture di veicoli frammentate, portando a significativi risparmi sui costi e miglioramenti delle prestazioni.
Intel presentó una cartera ampliada de productos automotrices en el CES 2025, introduciendo soluciones para acelerar la transición a vehículos eléctricos y definidos por software (SDV). La compañía anunció su plataforma de vehículos completos, que incluye computación de alto rendimiento, gráficos discretos, inteligencia artificial, gestión de energía y soluciones de control zonal, junto con el Intel® Automotive Virtual Development Environment (VDE) co-desarrollado con AWS.
Un aspecto destacado es la introducción de la Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), diseñada específicamente para trenes motrices de EV y aplicaciones de control zonal. La ACU U310 permite la consolidación de múltiples funciones en tiempo real, críticas para la seguridad y ciberseguras en un solo chip. Este enfoque de vehículo completo busca reducir las ineficiencias en las arquitecturas de vehículos tradicionales y fragmentadas, logrando importantes reducciones de costos y mejoras en el rendimiento.
인텔은 CES 2025에서 자동차 제품 포트폴리오를 확장하여 전기차 및 소프트웨어 정의 차량(SDV)으로의 전환을 가속화하는 솔루션을 소개했습니다. 회사는 고성능 연산, 개별 그래픽, 인공지능, 전원 관리 및 구역 제어 솔루션을 포함하는 전체 차량 플랫폼을 발표했으며, AWS와 공동 개발한 인텔® 자동차 가상 개발 환경(VDE)도 포함됩니다.
주요 하이라이트는 EV 전력 기차 및 구역 제어 애플리케이션을 위해 특별히 설계된 적응 제어 장치(ACU)의 도입입니다. ACU U310은 실시간, 안전 필수 및 사이버 보안 기능을 하나의 칩에 통합할 수 있게 해줍니다. 이 전체 차량 접근 방식은 전통적인 분산 차량 아키텍처의 비효율성을 줄이는 것을 목표로 하여 상당한 비용 절감 및 성능 개선을 꾀합니다.
Intel a dévoilé un portefeuille de produits automobiles élargi au CES 2025, introduisant des solutions pour accélérer la transition vers des véhicules électriques et définis par logiciel (SDV). L'entreprise a annoncé sa plateforme de véhicule complet, qui inclut des calculs haute performance, des graphiques discrets, de l'intelligence artificielle, de la gestion de l'énergie et des solutions de contrôle zonal, ainsi que l'Intel® Automotive Virtual Development Environment (VDE) co-développé avec AWS.
Un point clé est l'introduction de l'Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), conçue spécifiquement pour les groupes motopropulseurs électriques et les applications de contrôleurs zonaux. L'ACU U310 permet la consolidation de plusieurs fonctions critiques en temps réel, sécurisées et cyber-sécurisées en une seule puce. Cette approche globale du véhicule vise à réduire les inefficacités des architectures de véhicules traditionnelles et fragmentées, entraînant des économies de coûts significatives et des améliorations de performance.
Intel hat auf der CES 2025 ein erweitertes Fahrzeugproduktportfolio vorgestellt und Lösungen eingeführt, um den Übergang zu Elektro- und softwaredefinierten Fahrzeugen (SDVs) zu beschleunigen. Das Unternehmen kündigte seine gesamte Fahrzeugplattform an, die Hochleistungsrechner, diskrete Grafik, KI, Energiemanagement und zonale Steuerlösungen umfasst, zusammen mit der Intel® Automotive Virtual Development Environment (VDE), die in Zusammenarbeit mit AWS entwickelt wurde.
Ein besonderes Highlight ist die Einführung der Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), die speziell für die Antriebssysteme von EVs und zonale Steueranwendungen konzipiert wurde. Die ACU U310 ermöglicht die Konsolidierung mehrerer Echtzeit-, sicherheitskritischer und cyber-sicherer Funktionen auf einem einzigen Chip. Dieser ganzheitliche Ansatz für Fahrzeuge zielt darauf ab, Ineffizienzen in traditionellen, fragmentierten Fahrzeugarchitekturen zu reduzieren und erhebliche Kostenreduzierungen sowie Leistungsverbesserungen voranzutreiben.
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At CES 2025, Intel unveils new adaptive control solution, next-gen discrete graphics and AWS virtual development environment.
At CES on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, Intel introduced the availability of the Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), designed for electric vehicle (EV) power trains and zonal controller applications. The ACU U310 is a new kind of processing unit that supports the consolidation of multiple real-time, safety-critical and cybersecure functions, applications and domains (X-in-1) into a single chip. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
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INTEL ACCELERATES SOFTWARE-DEFINED INNOVATION WITH WHOLE-VEHICLE APPROACH
At CES 2025, Intel unveils new adaptive control solution, next-gen discrete graphics and AWS virtual development environment.
What’s New: At CES, Intel unveiled an expanded product portfolio and new partnerships designed to accelerate automakers’ transitions to electric and software-defined vehicles (SDVs). Intel now offers a whole-vehicle platform, including high-performance compute, discrete graphics, artificial intelligence (AI), power management and zonal controller solutions alongside the Intel® Automotive Virtual Development Environment (VDE) co-developed with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Intel’s approach addresses automakers’ cost and performance scalability challenges, enabling faster, more efficient and more profitable SDV development and deployment.
“Intel automotive is bringing innovative solutions that reduce cost in the SDV revolution. Our whole-vehicle approach, combined with cloud integration, delivers a complete solution that drives down total cost of development and deployment while empowering automakers to build the future of mobility faster, more efficiently and more profitably.”
-- Jack Weast, Intel Fellow, vice president and general manager of Intel Automotive
Why a Whole-Vehicle Platform Matters: Intel’s whole-vehicle platform reduces inefficiencies of traditional fragmented approaches to vehicle architectures. By optimizing the entire vehicle’s electrical/electronic architecture, Intel drives significant cost reductions and performance improvements.
Supporting this platform, Intel introduced the availability of the Adaptive Control Unit (ACU), designed for electric vehicle (EV) power trains and zonal controller applications.
About the Adaptive Control Unit: The ACU U310 is a new kind of processing unit that supports the consolidation of multiple real-time, safety-critical and cybersecure functions, applications and domains (X-in-1) into a single chip. Traditional time and sequential processing-based micro and zonal controllers struggle to handle multiple workloads due to limited deterministic processing capabilities. In contrast, Intel’s new family of ACU devices integrates a flexible logic area that offloads real-time control algorithms from the CPU cores, ensuring reliable performance, freedom from interference (FFI) and deterministic data delivery even when consolidating multiple microcontroller workloads into a single zonal MCU. This dual-brain approach enables greater workload consolidation, lowers cost, and enhances safety, cybersecurity and performance.
When used in an electric vehicle power train, the ACU U310 supports advanced algorithmic solutions that reduce vehicle energy demand from the battery, automatically adapting high voltage and control frequencies to individual driver styles and road conditions. The ACU reduces cost per kilowatt and enhances energy efficiency, allowing the vehicle to reclaim up to 40 percent of the power train system energy losses, delivering a
- Stellantis Motorsports selected Intel as a key technology partner and adopting the Adaptive Control technology into its next-generation inverter control for enhanced performance and efficiency in competitive racing environments. In this implementation, the Intel technology will control the electric motor and recover energy during braking phases. The inverter plays a crucial role during a Formula E race, where any gain in efficiency is transformed into a precious competitive advantage.
- Karma Automotive announced support for Intel’s ACU, showcasing an Intel co-branded inverter featuring Optimal Pulse Pattern control algorithms to improve efficiency and enable four unique driving profiles, including innovative features like Torque Ripple Reduction and Range Boost.
The ACU’s programmability allows it to serve as a first-of-its-kind software-defined zonal controller, adapting to different vehicle topologies and applications. This flexibility streamlines the transition to software-defined vehicles, simplifies supply chains and reduces the complexity of the vehicle BOM.
How Next-Gen Architecture is Enhanced with AI Inside: Building on Intel’s first-generation AI-enhanced SDV system-on-chips (SoCs), Intel announced the upcoming second-generation Intel® Arc™ B-series Graphics for Automotive set for production by the end of 2025. This solution provides the high-performance compute needed for more advanced in-vehicle AI workloads, next-generation human-machine interface (HMI) engines, and immersive in-vehicle experiences and AAA PC gaming. Paired with an Intel AI-enhanced SDV SoC, it delivers scalable performance for complex AI tasks, supported by the vast Intel AI ecosystem.
How Intel and AWS Revolutionize Automotive Software Development: Intel and AWS introduced the Intel Automotive Virtual Development Environment on AWS, a groundbreaking approach that ensures true hardware and software parity from cloud to car. This new offering addresses challenges throughout the vehicle development life cycle, enabling engineers to seamlessly switch between virtual and physical hardware setups. It integrates Intel® Xeon® processor-based Amazon EC2 instances and, for the first time, incorporates Intel’s Automotive SDV SoCs within the AWS environment, eliminating the need for expensive electronic control unit (ECU) simulators or developer boards. This collaboration provides a unified solution that accelerates innovation, reduces R&D costs and speeds time-to-market.
About Intel’s System-Level Advantage: Intel's whole-vehicle approach delivers numerous benefits to automakers, including cost reductions, enhanced vehicle performance, streamlined development, improved energy efficiency, seamless AI integration and faster time-to-market – all supported by Intel’s globally balanced supply chain.
More: Intel at CES 2025 | Intel Auto Keynote Explores Software-Defined Future (Video)
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