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Along with the increasing of intelligent, more and more users are not satisfied only to listen to the music, a navigation route home or make a hands-free phone boring life in the car, they need a set of integrated multimedia system: to have a full sense of science and technology interface, to intelligent route planning and even become another mobile office terminal...... To achieve all this, of course, the car is also loaded with a stronger graphics processing chips, just like our computers and mobile phones.

TegraK1: NVIDIA called the universe's most advanced mobile processor

Based on the automobile market demand for more computing power of GPU, the famous visual computing technology company NVIDIA (NVIDIA) recently launched a new TegraK1 graphics processor can be used in the automotive field, and in 2014 CES (International Consumer Electronics Show) in the official exhibition. Accordingly, they also developed for transplantation into the car special version of "TegraK1VCM" (using the TegraK1 processor module, Visual Computing) and supplied to the automotive OEM manufacturers and tier one suppliers, TegraK1VCM chip can provide a complete computer system for a vehicle, capable of running multiple operating system including QNX, Android, Linux or Windows, can be widely used in automotive safety and multimedia entertainment system. Compared to the previous processing chip, TegraK1 has a stronger performance in advanced driver assistance system of radar based on camera (ADAS) sensor system can be realized, including pedestrian detection, traffic sign recognition, lane recognition function, applied to collision prevention (PCS), lane departure warning (LDW) and ACC (active cruise control system).

The structure of the TegraK1 chip, based on NVIDIA (Nvidia) Kepler architecture, with 192 super multi kernel (stream processor), and four CPU core and a power core, and finally unified package in the compact module, divided into 32 two bit and 64 bit versions, obvious NVIDIA, very confident of their new products, and bold claims, TegraK1 chip is currently the most advanced mobile processor universe.

TegraK1VCM chip where the revolutionary?

Of course, as far as the new technology of electronics is concerned, we will be based on the application of the car itself. In fact, the graphics processing technology applied to the automotive field the most advanced, and the TegraK1VCM chip itself is revolutionary, and it also let the car driver assistance system upgrade, virtual instrument and cross platform compatibility become reality.

Driving safety assistance system can easily upgrade

See in some models now in advanced driver assistance system is not new, such as we are familiar with a parking assist and blind spot detection system and so on, although the name of the name is different, but the basic principle is similar, and often use special hardware operation and closed. This brought some problems: for example, the complex structure of precision for the maintenance and upgrade later demanding, at the same time, the work for each master "work virtually increases the unnecessary energy loss. But the TegraK1VCM chip can provide an open, scalable platform, which is undoubtedly innovative.

For example: car manufacturers to launch a new function, but it is also based on the existing hardware: camera, electronic stability system, graphics chip and so on, and I have equipped models, then only need to pay relatively low cost of the upgrade, you can use these new features, and no longer need to buy a new car. As easily as we update the application software on the computer and mobile phone. For manufacturers, it will increase the purchase of cars with high satisfaction; for the user, which obviously improves the vehicle life cycle.

Let custom intelligent instruments become possible

As the vehicle dashboard display more and more content bearing, mechanical dial inherent cannot be competent, those digital virtual instrument more scientific and practical set assembly to more senior models, but people are dissatisfied: display delay, delay and the effect of single operation remains widespread.

The application of the new TegraK1VCM chip, the embarrassed phase will be significantly improved, in addition to faster speed, its powerful 3D graphics rendering, display interface that can simulate actual material light reflection and refraction effect, NVIDIA called material definition language (MDL). For example, digital instrumentation and information entertainment systems can be customized with a wide variety of virtual materials. From copper, titanium, and surface wire drawing treatment of aluminum to sew leather and carbon fiber, a wide variety of these materials. At the same time, the driver can choose their own favorite instrument style and display, as we have to update the image of the characters in the computer games as simple.

Support for multiple operating systems and low energy consumption

Previously mentioned, the TegraK1 processor will be in the form of VCM (visual computing module) to provide automotive OEM manufacturers and suppliers. In fact, the VCM chip is not Nvidia Corp to enter the automotive sector's first product, the four generation of Tegra series chip launch before it has been widely used in production cars, now the number has more than 4 million 500 thousand vehicles. For example, we are familiar with BMW, Volkswagen, Peugeot and Citroen, BYD and other manufacturers have adopted. Accordingly, after using the TegraK1 processor, the new visual computing module can provide a more complete computer system that can run including QN