Next-Gen Auto Grade Chip

Startup company Kneron Inc. has launched the KL530. Prateek Pardeshi finds out how the next generation auto grade chip standsout.

- Prateek Pardeshi

Vehicles can look forward to attaining L1 and L2 level of autonomy in new vehicles as well as through aftermarket solutions from San Diego-based full-stack edge AI solutions provider Kneron Inc. The startup company has launched the KL530 AI chip, its first chip built on the open-source RISC-V instruction set. RISC-V is a free and open-source ISA that has brought about a change in processor innovation by way of open standard collaboration. Through it, Kneron Inc has freed the architecture from software and the hardware leveraging the latter’s IP. It’s deemed as a testimony to how entry barriers can be broken in the semiconductor industry working to meet the supply-side challenges faced by the automotive industry. Add to it, the KL530 is said to introduce L1 and L2 levels of autonomy in factory fitted as well as older vehicles as an aftermarket solution. Here L1 is referred to as, a vehicle that features a single automated system for driver assistance, such as cruise control, Adaptive Cruise Control, etc. When the driver monitors the other aspects of driving such as steering and braking, Level 2 (L2) is referred to as Partial Driving Automation, where the vehicle takes over accelerating and braking.