NEC and NEC Electronics Develop Microcomputer and Operating System Platform for Next-generation Automotive Information Systems

NEC and NEC Electronics’ platform provides two key elements for future automotive information systems such as car navigation, audio, and telematics – improved communication between people, society, and vehicles and interfacing with external units that handle video, music, communications, and other functions – enabling timely responses to a wide range of user needs.
On this platform, the system LSI chip will be joined with the “control system OS” that governs vehicle control and body-related systems in real-time, as well as the “information system OS” that governs car navigation, audio systems, and communications, etc. These interactions will make it possible to easily provide rich user interfaces, as well as new functions such as vehicle control using digital maps, or road information and remote failure diagnosis services based on sensing and logging of vehicle conditions.
This new system LSI chip and OS utilizes a uniform architecture that helps shorten system development periods, facilitates efficient use of development resources, and enables ease of configuration and modification.