NVIDIA Announces Tegra X1 Chip and Drive CX and PX Automotive Platforms 12
MojoKid writes For the last few years, NVIDIA has taken advantage of the lead-up to the Consumer Electronics Show to announce new Tegra-powered mobile architectures and this year we're being treated to more of the same. Today, NVIDIA unveiled its upcoming Tegra X1 system on a chip (SoC) and a few automotive computer systems leveraging the chip. Tegra X1 is a significant departure from the previous-gen Tegra K1 in that it features a 256 core Maxwell-derived GPU and eight CPU cores; four ARM A57 cores and four A53s in a big.LITTLE configuration. NVIDIA claims the Tegra X1 offers up to 2x the performance of the Tegra K1 in a similar power envelope, thanks to improved efficiency in the CPU and GPU cores and because the chips will be built using TSMC's 20nm manufacturing process. In addition to the Tegra X1 itself, NVIDIA also announced some new automotive computing platforms, the NVIDIA Drive CX Digital Cockpit Computer and Drive PX Auto-Pilot Platform, along with the Drive Studio software suite for developing in-car infotainment systems and autonomous driving systems.
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Most people already have tablets, smartphones, laptops and other multipurpose infotainment devices. We can bring them in and out of the car, and (ideally only when riding as passengers) use them in the car. These devices are generally supported by manufacturers and developers that specialize in electronics and software. They get frequent security updates and adequate security measures built-in. When in a couple of years these electronic devices become obsolete, it is relatively inexpensive (you don't have to take out 8 year financing to get one) to replace.
Meanwhile, in-car infotainment systems are serious security and safety concern. There are known and demonstrated issues (look up work by Dr. Charlie Miller & Chris Valasek) that allow remote and local attackers to hijack car functionality and potentially cause a car crash via exploiting infotainment systems.
In closing:
Dear Car Manufacturers,
Please limit yourself to designing cars. Your infotainment systems are not desirable, and are not competitive with better and cheaper systems offered by Apple/Samsung/Microsoft. Bundling infotainment into unwanted "technology" packages makes your automobiles too expensive compared to competition. Don't confuse consumer demand for backup camera or in-dash GPS for demand for infotainment system.
-Consumers
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Dear Car Manufacturers,
Please continue offering the option of a 2 DIN frame in the dashboard.
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I think the thing you're missing is that car infotainment systems need to exist as a fallback if you don't own a smart device or mp3 player or tablet or whatever.
Remote exploits and security concerns are true for any bit of software running.
Granted I'm not optimistic it'll get better soon, and what it'll take to make it better kind of frightens me.
Still, that's not the fault for the infotainment system existing. That's the fault of the crappy car maker.
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Sorry, but no. There is no need for a fallback for infotainment. Inability to browse cat pictures or watch youtube is not an emergency that has to be planned for, with redundancy acquired at a great overall expense. These infotainment systems increase car costs, you end up paying for them regardless of usage.
Also, if you don't already own a smart device, yet can afford a car equipped with infotainment system, it is clearly a matter of choice.
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Actually, infotainment systems are stupidly cheap because everythi
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Neither are a really comfy ride or even padded upholstered seats.
Necessary in terms of being a modern creature comfort in a car. Not necessary as in, "car needs to run."
As far as being a driver distraction, I don't think it's that big of a deal unless there's crazy animations on screen when doing things like changing track, returning the radio, changing volume, etc. and most of that can be done from the wheel.
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First consumer tech device with an OLED display
Hum, no.
Sony NW-A3000, 2-inch OLED, B&W 2005
Nokia N85, 2.6-inch OLED, October 2008
Sony Walkman X Series, April 2009
Zune HD, September 2009