Today, the automobile industry is evolving beyond a simple means of transportation into a collection of cutting-edge technologies. In particular, the spread of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) functions is acting as a full-fledged turning point toward the era of autonomous driving, and semiconductor technology is at the center of this.

Texas Instruments (TI) recently analyzed how semiconductors will impact autonomous driving in a blog post titled, “The Future of Autonomous Driving is Already in Your Car Today.”

According to TI, semiconductors are key elements that enable sensing, processing, communication and power management in vehicles, and their importance is growing to the point where a single vehicle currently contains between 1,000 and 3,500 of them.

In particular, sensor modules such as radar, lidar, and cameras, and the detection ICs, high-speed interfaces, and embedded processors that support them work in combination to enable the vehicle to precisely recognize and respond to its surroundings.

TI is driving this technology innovation with its portfolio of high-performance radar sensors and AI-enabled embedded processors.

For example, TI's high-speed FPD-Link™ SerDes interface enables reliable transmission of high-resolution uncompressed video data over lightweight cables, which is contributing significantly to the performance of camera-based ADAS.

In addition, the design of semiconductors to meet safety and reliability is also important.

Automotive-certified semiconductors that meet functional safety and cybersecurity standards help manufacturers maximize system performance while meeting regulatory requirements.

These semiconductor technologies go beyond simple functional improvements to enable a range of ADAS functions, including automatic emergency braking, collision monitoring, lane keeping assist, and parking assist, and play a key role in the journey toward fully autonomous driving.

TI uses these systems to We are supporting manufacturers to bring to market vehicles with advanced environmental awareness capabilities of Level 3 and above.

According to TI, the future of autonomous driving isn't in the distant future; it's already in our cars today.

Continuous innovation in semiconductors is making the era of autonomous driving a reality, one parking space at a time and one road section at a time, and this is expected to become the cornerstone for creating a safe and smart mobility tomorrow.

The original TI blog post can be found at https://www.ti.com/ko-kr/about-ti/newsroom/company-blog/looking-for-the-future-of-autonomous-driving-its-in-your-car-today.html?HQS=null-null-adas-autodriving_autonomous-exah-blog-e4ds_emb_0722-kr_kr_awr&dclid=CjkKEQjw7fzDBhD26Pmti6K6pPgBEiQAkX-x2o8Qae7F3F0Cvkb-m0g9yhz5rV64C5woQg_P3w4Y69rw_wcB&gad_source=7