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AUTOCRYPT Automotive-CIS Standard for Software-Defined Vehicles
AUTOCRYPT unveiled Automotive-CIS (Cybersecurity Infrastructure Standard), a new global benchmark designed to secure the entire vehicle software lifecycle—from development and production to operation and maintenance. Expanding beyond OEMs to include suppliers, the standard integrates CSMS, SUMS, vSOC, and TARA into a unified security architecture to support the shift toward software-defined vehicles and AI-driven mobility. Built on extensive proof-of-concept work with global automakers and suppliers, Automotive-CIS provides a core reference model with deployment roadmaps, consulting, and regulatory compliance strategies for the evolving automotive cybersecurity landscape.
LG Electronics Brings Prime Video to In-Car Entertainment
LG Electronics will integrate Prime Video into its webOS-based LG Automotive Content Platform (ACP), allowing automakers to offer Prime Video movies, series, live events, and Originals in vehicles starting in Q2 2026. Part of LG’s Best of Innovation Award–winning mobility solutions and the broader LG AlphaWare software suite, the ACP is designed to transform vehicles into “living spaces on wheels,” delivering high-resolution video, immersive audio, and a home-like entertainment experience optimized for the in-car environment.
Teledyne LeCroy DisplayPort Automotive Extension Support
Teledyne LeCroy announced support for VESA’s DisplayPort Automotive Extension (AE) in its quantumdata M42de DisplayPort 2.1 Analyzer/Generator, enabling enhanced functional safety, security, and interoperability for next-generation in-vehicle displays. The new capability helps automakers and Tier-1 suppliers meet ISO 26262 requirements and prepare for VESA’s upcoming DisplayPort AE certification, accelerating adoption of high-resolution, connected display technologies in CASE vehicles.
Synopsys AI-Driven Virtual Engineering for Software-Defined Vehicles
Synopsys is highlighting AI-driven, software-defined engineering solutions that virtualize automotive silicon and software development to cut costs, reduce complexity, and accelerate time to market. Through system-level simulation, electronics digital twins, and early virtual prototyping, Synopsys helps automakers and suppliers shorten development cycles, improve safety and reliability, and enable new software-driven business models. Demonstrations and announcements with partners including Audi, Samsung, Arm, NXP, Texas Instruments, IPG Automotive, and SiMa.ai underscore how virtualization and integrated simulation are reshaping automotive engineering in the era of AI and software-defined mobility.
Visteon NVIDIA-Powered AI-ADAS Compute Module
Visteon announced the launch of its next-generation AI-ADAS Compute Module, powered by NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin and DriveOS, enabling automakers to deploy either AI-driven cockpit experiences or ADAS functions on a single, plug-and-play platform. Designed to integrate seamlessly into existing vehicle architectures, the module reduces cost, complexity, and time-to-market while supporting scalable, multimodal AI and hybrid cloud-to-edge architectures. The solution gives OEMs flexibility to deliver intelligent in-cabin experiences or advanced safety systems as they transition toward software-defined vehicles.
Elektrobit EB civion Digital Cockpit Development Suite
Elektrobit introduced EB civion, a new software suite designed to give automotive OEMs greater supply chain control while accelerating the development of digital cockpits and applications for software-defined vehicles. The cloud-native, hardware-agnostic ecosystem—spanning virtual cockpit creation, core software assets, and cockpit domain controller solutions—helps reduce complexity, lower total cost of ownership, and speed time to market. Backed by partners including AMD, AWS, Google, Infineon, and Qualcomm Technologies, EB civion supports scalable, next-generation in-vehicle experiences and will be showcased at Elektrobit’s West Hall booth #3719.
Hesai NVIDIA Lidar Partner for DRIVE Hyperion 10
Hesai Technology announced it has been selected by NVIDIA as the lidar partner for NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Hyperion 10, a production-ready reference architecture designed to enable level 4 autonomous vehicle deployment. As part of NVIDIA’s open sensor ecosystem, Hesai’s automotive-grade ETX ultra-long-range lidar supports high-resolution, 360-degree perception when paired with DRIVE Hyperion’s Blackwell-based compute platform. The partnership builds on Hesai’s long collaboration with NVIDIA and strengthens its role in delivering safe, scalable lidar solutions for next-generation autonomous fleets.
ANELLO Photonics Aerial INS for GPS-Denied Navigation
ANELLO Photonics announced the launch of the ANELLO Aerial INS, a compact, high-performance inertial navigation system built on its Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) technology and integrated multi-band GNSS. Designed for demanding autonomous and military aerial platforms, the system delivers high-accuracy navigation with minimal heading drift and reliable performance in GNSS-denied, jammed, or spoofed environments—without cameras or fiber-optic cables. Available for evaluation now with production shipments beginning in Q2 2026, the ANELLO Aerial INS extends the company’s assured navigation solutions across air, land, and sea.
Innoviz InnovizThree Colored LiDAR with Integrated Camera
Innoviz Technologies announced the first fully colored long-range LiDAR with an integrated RGB camera in its new InnovizThree sensor, creating a compact, factory-aligned sensor-fusion module that reduces OEM integration complexity. Designed for behind-the-windshield automotive use as well as drones, micro-robotics, and humanoids, the combined LiDAR and camera solution simplifies calibration, wiring, and validation while supporting scalable, series production. The innovation reinforces Innoviz’s focus on practical, cost-effective, multi-sensor perception platforms for next-generation mobility and robotics.
TCS Digital Twindex Report on AI-Driven Mobility
Tata Consultancy Services launched the TCS Digital Twindex Report for Future-Ready Mobility 2026, outlining how AI, software-defined architectures, and digital twins are converging to transform vehicles, factories, fleets, and supply chains into adaptive, learning systems. The report highlights the shift toward intelligence-led engineering, cognitive factories, and connected vehicles that learn at the fleet level, enabling safer, more resilient, and sustainable mobility as AI moves from pilot projects to operational scale.
SiMa.ai and Synopsys AI-Ready Automotive SoC Blueprint
SiMa.ai and Synopsys announced their first integrated capability from their strategic collaboration, providing a blueprint to accelerate architecture exploration and pre-silicon software development for AI-enabled automotive SoCs. Designed for applications such as ADAS and in-vehicle infotainment, the solution combines SiMa.ai’s ML optimization tools with Synopsys’ automotive-grade IP, virtual prototypes, and emulation workflows to reduce development costs, improve software quality, and accelerate vehicle time-to-market by enabling early power optimization, verification, and system-level validation.
Garmin Unified Cabin™ 2026 with AI Virtual Assistant
Garmin introduced Unified Cabin™ 2026, a next-generation automotive domain platform featuring an AI/LLM-based virtual assistant capable of multi-intent, multi-lingual interactions with seat-aware audio and display routing. Built on a single SoC and Android Automotive OS instance, the system integrates displays, sensors, lighting, audio, and RF into a cohesive platform, supporting digital key access, personalized cabin themes, private seat-to-seat conversations, synchronized lighting, and gesture control. Designed for co-development with OEMs, Unified Cabin 2026 demonstrates scalable, immersive, and production-ready solutions for premium, AI-enhanced in-vehicle experiences.
Garmin and Qualcomm Nexus HPC Platform
Garmin announced the Nexus automotive-grade High Performance Compute (HPC) platform, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon® Elite automotive platform. Designed to consolidate multiple vehicle domains—including infotainment, instrument clusters, and ADAS—into a single system, Nexus delivers up to six times the compute performance of previous Garmin domain controllers and supports ASIL-compliant safety features. The scalable platform, featuring Garmin-engineered liquid cooling, enables advanced localization, perception, vehicle control, and generative AI-driven personalization, setting a new benchmark for software-defined vehicle architecture and multi-zone, multi-user in-cabin experiences.
Tianma Next-Generation Automotive and Display Technologies
Tianma will present over 60 advanced display demos, including automotive cockpit and HUD solutions, large-format Micro-LED and curved displays, and cutting-edge smartphone AM-OLED technologies. Highlights include a 108-inch 4K Micro-LED with all-laser mass transfer, Smart Cockpit 7.0 for immersive vehicle interiors, ultra-wide IRIS HUDs, and a 27-inch 610Hz QHD gaming display. Tianma’s innovations emphasize higher color fidelity, energy efficiency, brightness, and performance across automotive, mobile, and gaming applications, underscoring its leadership in next-generation display technology.
Kyocera Advanced Optical, AI, and Communication Technologies
Kyocera will exhibit a range of innovative technologies, including Underwater Wireless Optical Communication (UWOC) for high-speed underwater data transfer, a triple-lens AI-based high-resolution depth sensor, a wearable aerial display, and the OPTINITY® optoelectronic module for faster, energy-efficient data exchange in AI and autonomous driving. Additional highlights include a high-resolution mmWave sensor, phased array antenna module, and the U.S. debut of the real-time interactive caption display system Cotopat, reflecting Kyocera’s diverse innovation across communications, AI, and optical solutions.
Oshkosh AI, Autonomous, and Electrified Solutions
Oshkosh showcased advanced technologies that integrate autonomy, AI, connectivity, and electrification to empower firefighters, construction crews, airport teams, and waste management workers. Highlights include AI-powered contamination detection and the HARR-E autonomous refuse robot for smarter recycling, JLG® autonomous boom lifts and micro scissor lifts for safer, connected construction, and collision avoidance systems for roadside safety. In airport operations, Oshkosh demonstrated the electrified Striker® Volterra™ ARFF vehicle and modular autonomous airport robots to improve safety, efficiency, and operational performance. These innovations illustrate Oshkosh’s vision for safer, smarter, and more productive workplaces and communities.
AUMOVIO and AWS Partner for Autonomous Trucks
AUMOVIO and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a strategic collaboration to speed the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles, designating AWS as AUMOVIO’s preferred cloud provider for autonomous driving. The partnership integrates generative and agentic AI into AUMOVIO’s development workflows, enabling engineers to analyze millions of driving scenarios quickly and identify critical safety patterns. The collaboration is being applied to scale autonomous trucking for Aurora, with production of industrialized Aurora Drivers and backup safety computers planned for 2027. By combining AUMOVIO’s automotive expertise with AWS’s cloud and AI infrastructure, the partnership aims to accelerate autonomous vehicle innovation while maintaining rigorous safety standards.
AEye Apollo Lidar with NVIDIA Thor Integration
AEye announced the integration of its long-range Apollo lidar with NVIDIA’s AGX DRIVE Thor platform, creating a high-performance, scalable solution for autonomous vehicles, ADAS, and intelligent mobility. The combination pairs Apollo’s one-kilometer, high-resolution detection with NVIDIA’s real-time AI compute, enabling faster, more accurate object detection and decision-making. This integration reduces sensor complexity while supporting highway autonomy, commercial vehicle platforms, and advanced safety systems, providing OEMs and developers a path to scalable physical AI deployment.
SMK Electronics Automotive In-Cab Illumination Lamps
SMK Electronics Corporation, USA is introducing its new Automotive In-Cab Illumination Lamps, featuring proprietary light engine and lens designs for customizable RGB or white lighting, single or multiple LEDs, and adjustable illumination ranges, angles, and intensities via LIN protocol. Designed for automotive interiors, the system also suits luxury yachts, aircraft, and high-speed rail, offering flexible, robust, and rapidly deployable in-cabin lighting solutions for diverse applications.
Aeva Omni Wide-View 4D LiDAR for Physical AI
Aeva, in partnership with LG Innotek, introduced Aeva Omni™, the industry’s first wide-view short-range 4D LiDAR sensor for physical AI applications. Built on Aeva’s FMCW technology, Omni delivers 360° horizontal and 90° vertical coverage, simultaneously detecting position and velocity up to 80 meters, with immunity to sunlight and LiDAR interference. Compact, durable, and IP68/IP69K-rated, Omni is designed for autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, warehouse automation, and smart infrastructure, extending Aeva’s 4D LiDAR portfolio from near-field perception to long-range sensing.
OMNIVISION TheiaCel® Sensors with NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion
OMNIVISION announced that its TheiaCel® CMOS image sensors—the 8MP OX08D10 and 3MP OX03H10—are now supported on NVIDIA’s DRIVE AGX Hyperion platform. The OX08D10 delivers best-in-class HDR and LED flicker mitigation for long-range automotive exterior cameras, while the OX03H10 provides superior low-light performance and parking camera functionality. Integrated with NVIDIA’s Hyperion and DRIVE AGX Thor platforms, these sensors enable developers to accelerate safe, scalable, level 4 autonomous vehicle design with advanced imaging and real-world reliability.
Aeva 4D FMCW LiDAR for NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion
Aeva announced that its 4D FMCW LiDAR technology will be integrated into NVIDIA’s DRIVE Hyperion autonomous vehicle platform. This selection positions Aeva as a core LiDAR supplier for global passenger and commercial vehicle OEMs, enabling Level 3 and Level 4 automation. Aeva’s LiDAR delivers 3D sensing with per-point instant velocity measurement for long-range, high-confidence detection and tracking, supporting automotive-grade reliability, high-volume production, and seamless integration with NVIDIA’s perception software. Production vehicle programs using this technology are targeted for 2028.