Autonomous driving and electric power train are major factors in vehicle engineering today. Developing real-time, mission-critical processing in the car’s information system requires new measurements and techniques to specify, source, develop, and optimize systems that may have software roadmaps spanning years beyond initial deliveries.
Current L4 and L5 autonomous drive computing requirements can easily result in kilowatts of power consumption, drawing as much as 25% of the battery capacity of a vehicle. Clearly, much more efficient systems are needed before self-driving cars can become a reality for the masses.
