As reported in a press release on Feb. 27, Mobileye has introduced a new electronic control unit (ECU) series aimed at enhancing road safety and driving automation. The new ECU series is designed for scalability and offers three configurations to support various levels of driving automation, powered by the latest generation Mobileye EyeQ 6H system-on-chip (SoC).
The EyeQ6H SoC combines fixed-functionality and general-purpose processing capabilities, enabling it to perform demanding AI deep learning tasks and process over 1,000 frames per second from surround cameras. This SoC is central to Mobileye's new ECU series, which features a primary board with two EyeQ6H chips and an integrated microcontroller unit (MCU). This design allows for a compact yet powerful foundation for autonomous driving solutions and provides flexibility for future adjustments in hardware and software design.
The base configuration of the series is Mobileye SuperVision, a hands-off, eyes-on platform connected to 11 cameras and an optional radar. SuperVision is capable of performing various driving actions, such as navigate-on-pilot, with continuous driver oversight within certain limitations. An additional secondary computing board transforms the SuperVision ECU into Mobileye Chauffeur, a hands-off, eyes-off platform with added radar and Lidar sensors for enhanced perception and independent navigation within an operational design domain (ODD).
Mobileye Drive represents a further advancement, designed for mobility as a service (MaaS) and featuring four EyeQ6H chips connected to up to 13 cameras, radars and Lidars, enabling driverless maneuvering. Despite the different intended uses of SuperVision, Chauffeur and Drive, all three ECUs share a common hardware and software architecture, emphasizing modularity and scalability. This shared architecture allows carmakers to efficiently transition between the platforms, aligning with their product roadmap and moving closer toward an autonomous driving future.
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