Renesas Electronics announced the launch of the R-Car V4H System on Chip (SoC) -- central processing for Advanced Driver assistance (ADAS) and Autonomous driving (AD) solutions. With a deep learning capability of up to 34 TOPS (quadrillion operations per second), the R-Car V4H is capable of high-speed image recognition and processing of surrounding objects using car cameras, radar, and LiDAR.the R-Car V4H delivers an industry-leading performance-to-power ratio with a careful combination of top-notch IP and specialized hardware optimization, suitable for the Level 2+ and Level 3 markets of large-scale autonomous driving applications.

     Thanks to a high degree of integration, the R-Car V4H allows customers to develop cost-competitive single-chip ADAS electronic control units (ECUs). These control units support Level 2+ and Level 3 autonomous driving systems, including full NCAP 2025 functionality. The R-Car V4H also supports circumnavigation and self-parking, and features excellent 3D visualization for realistic rendering effects.

     Naoki Yoshida, Vice President, Digital Product Marketing, Renesas Electronic Vehicles, said, "We have received positive customer feedback on the mass-produced R-Car V3H and V3M from Renesas and are pleased to see the introduction of the R-Car V4H strengthen our product lineup. As Renesas expands its R-Car portfolio, we expect to see cutting-edge ADAS used in all models from mid-range to entry-level."

     Regarding the functional security of ISO 26262, the SoC development process provides ASIL D system capabilities for all security-related IP addresses. The signal processing part of R-Car V4H is expected to achieve the real time domain ASIL B and D indexes.

     In addition, Renesas provides a dedicated power solution for the R-Car V4H based on the RAA271041 front-end voltage regulator and the RAA271005 PMIC. This allows the R-Car V4H and peripheral memory to receive highly reliable power from the on-board battery's 12V supply. These functions enable low power operation while achieving ASIL D target compliance levels at a very low BOM cost to meet system and random hardware failure requirements. Helps minimize hardware and software development effort while reducing design complexity, cost, and time to market.

     The R-Car V4H software development tool kit (SDK) can also facilitate faster and easier equipment evaluation and software development, including in-depth learning algorithm migration. The SDK brings all the functions of machine learning and development, and optimizes the performance, power efficiency and functional safety of embedded systems. The suite provides a complete simulation model. Renesa's software platform independent of the operating system makes it easier to develop a "software defined car".

     For a zero start development scenario, the Genesis platform of Fixstars enables engineers to evaluate R-Car through their cloud solutions anywhere, and can provide fast and simple CNN benchmark results.