2023-12-29 15:00:00
Tesla appears to be negotiating the production of chips dedicated to autonomous driving processing for its cars with TSMC. According to a report published by the China Times, the North American electric vehicle manufacturer may bet on a new generation of hardware with TSMC N3P lithography (3 nanometer class).
Industry sources claim that the automaker is interested in using advanced lithography to produce chips for its automobiles, such that would guarantee high performance and energy efficiency in Full Self-Driving (FSD) processing.
FSD is the autonomous driving system for Tesla cars. This software works with a proprietary chip that handles information obtained by sensors positioned around the vehicle to detect pedestrians, traffic lights and others involved in traffic.
It is common for car processors to be produced with more cost-effective lithographs, such as 14 nanometer processes, so Tesla’s supposed more aggressive strategy might mark a technological breakthrough in the autonomous car industry.
Previous reports indicated that Elon Musk’s manufacturer planned to use TSMC’s N4 (4 nanometer) technology to build its Hardware 4.0 system — which would succeed the current Hardware 3.0 — in 2024, but the Taiwanese company had to postpone orders to 2025. As a result, Tesla may have migrated its new design to the 3 nanometer process.
There is still no scheduled date for the launch of new cars equipped with the renewed processors, but it is possible that, considering the dispute over 3 nanometer technology with industry giants — such as Apple, NVIDIA and Qualcomm —, chips with an advanced process will be introduced only from 2025.
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