Tier IV to Design Open-Source AI Chips for Self-Driving Systems
TL;DR. Japanese autonomous driving startup Tier IV will design its own open-source AI chips to lower costs for automakers. - The chips aim to make autonomous driving systems more affordable and encourage in-house semiconductor development for vehicles. - Tier IV plans to make chip designs open-source, promoting wider adoption and customization within the industry. - This move helps automakers reduce reliance on expensive, proprietary AI hardware from external vendors.
- Tier IV, a Japanese self-driving startup, is designing open-source AI chips.
- The initiative aims to reduce the cost of autonomous driving systems for automakers.
- Open-sourcing the chip designs encourages automakers to develop semiconductors in-house.
- Tier IV expects to complete the initial chip design by 2024 and release it by 2025.
Sources
- Japan self-driving startup Tier IV to design open-source AI chips — asia.nikkei.com