AV Simulation Extends to Silicon – Designing Custom SoCs for Future Autonomous Vehicles

Technology advancements are leading to complex mechatronic systems capable of interacting with the physical world through advanced sensor technology and artificial intelligence (AI). These systems are capable of functions ranging from basic tasks up to complete autonomous operation, and they can perform these tasks as well or better than humans. However, designing, training, verifying, and validating these complex systems requires extensive simulation platforms and processing solutions that are pushing the limits of existing platforms. As a result, there is a need for closed-loop simulation platforms that not only provide the virtual environment required to develop the next generation of mechatronic systems but also to develop the processing solutions to control them. Siemens has introduced a simulation platform called PAVE360 for the design, verification, and validation of custom SoCs that also benefits the entire vehicle design.