Automotive SoCs Focus on High-Volume L2 and L2+ ADAS Applications

The automotive industry is witnessing a significant advancement in the field of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) with the introduction of Renesas' latest devices, the R-Car V4M series and the expansion of the existing R-Car V4H series. These new offerings are designed to deliver robust AI processing capability and fast CPU performance, all while carefully balancing performance and power consumption. Their exceptional TOPS/W performance and power-optimized features make them ideal for entry-level, cost-sensitive ADAS applications such as front smart camera systems, surround-view systems, automatic parking, and driver monitoring systems.

Based on the same advanced 7-nm manufacturing process technology as the powerful R-Car V4H series, the new R-Car V4M series boasts deep learning performance of up to 17 TOPS. It excels in high-speed image processing and precise object recognition using on-board cameras, radar, and LiDAR. With the addition of the new R-Car V4M and R-Car V4H devices, customers now have the flexibility to select the best suited System on Chip (SoC) option in a scalable Renesas ADAS portfolio. These devices offer advanced AI technology, performance, and power efficiency to meet a diverse array of ADAS application requirements.

“We are extending our ADAS offerings to meet the increasing demand for Level 1 and Level 2 ADAS for mass-market vehicles,” said Aish Dubey, Vice President & General Manager, High Performance Computing SoC Business Division at Renesas. “At the same time, we are developing our new 5th Generation R-Car SoCs, which will further bolster our offerings in ADAS, cockpit, gateway, and infotainment segments. We are committed to offer the broadest range of automotive embedded processor offerings for all vehicle classes — from entry-level to luxury-class models — all under a single development platform.”

The R-Car V4M and R-Car V4H series feature up to four Arm Cortex-A76 cores delivering up to 81K DMIPS performance for application processing. Additionally, they come with three Arm Cortex-R52 lockstep cores with up to 25K DMIPS performance for real-time operation. These new devices are extremely power efficient, providing 9 TOPS/W performance, thanks to their highly integrated design and leading-edge manufacturing process technology.

Renesas has a strong track record in the automotive industry, having shipped over 450 million automotive-grade R-Car devices to date, including those meeting ASIL D quality rating, the highest rating for risk reduction. This demonstrates the company's commitment to delivering high-quality solutions that meet the stringent requirements of the automotive market.

Automotive engineers developing with the R-Car V4M series and R-Car V4H series can leverage the full SDV development environment offered by Renesas. The newly launched R-Car Open Access (RoX) SDV platform integrates all essential hardware, operating systems (OS), software, and tools needed for automotive developers to rapidly develop next-generation vehicles with secure and continuous software updates. RoX provides OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers with the flexibility to design a broad range of scalable compute solutions for various automotive systems.