Finnish software developer Basemark has demonstrated a key capability of its Rocksolid Core software platform for software-defined vehicles to address the shortages of semiconductor devices in automotive designs.
使用RockSolid Core构建的应用程序可以在多个不同的底层硬件上运行，使汽车OEM能够对冲大规模生产期间半导体可用性的风险。
Today’s cars can include over 85 different processors and software modules from over 50 different suppliers and car makers are looking for ways to minimize this complexity by reducing the number of needed processors. During the chip shortages car makers have been dropping features such as start/stop, wireless charging, heated seats, touchscreens, and satellite navigation systems in order to get vehicles off the production line.
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许多汽车应用专门用于仅在一个特定的硬件平台上运行，使得难以将应用程序迁移到不同的硬件，如果供应链中存在问题，或者使用更高效的更新芯片的愿望。
应用程序developed on Rocksolid Core can be deployed to various target hardware more easily. This “code once, deploy to multiple platforms” approach makes it easier for OEMs to use alternative chips or use fewer chips overall by utilizing software to a greater extent across their entire portfolio of cars.
The Rocksolid Core architecture also requires fewer processors compared to conventional models, resulting in savings in both electronics and software. For example, with Rocksolid Core, ADAS functions, the digital instrument cluster, and heads-up display can be run with just one processor.
“A large OEM can have a software team of several thousands of engineers developing car applications like ADAS functions, instrument cluster, heads up displays, and more. What’s crazy is that oftentimes these teams are using one chip-specific development tool and their code only runs on that particular chip. Now, what happens if there’s a chip supply shortage, or a new chip comes along two years into the development that’s twice the performance and half the price? The OEM can’t migrate all that developed code to the new chip and is therefore vulnerable to bring out non-competitive solutions to the market, ” said Tero Sarkkinen, CEO and founder of Basemark.
“我们正在开发一个基本的软件层和硬件不可知论图，使能OEM开发在许多不同处理器上运行良好的代码。该层不会将汽车与另一个人区分开来。这是实际的汽车应用程序，可以区分。没有OEM应该必须花时间开发非差异化软件。Rocksolid核心旨在这样做，同时通过减少交通排放来提高道路安全性，自动化和智能流动性，提高可持续性的工作。“
该公司已展示了一个ADAS参考实施车道保持援助和自适应巡航控制以及增强现实（AR）头部显示（HUD）参考实施，与合作伙伴Dispelix和具有Tactotek的集成身体电子参考实现。
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