# CES 2019 Special: Clara Otero Perez, NXP

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-01-16
- Length: 20m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/41011779/

## Summary

Clara Otero Perez, Director of System Innovations at NXP, discusses three major automotive trends: electrification, autonomy, and connectivity. She explains how NXP is leveraging edge computing, machine learning, and secure over-the-air updates to improve battery management, motor control, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The conversation highlights NXP's focus on robust sensor technologies, including RF CMOS radar and vision processing, to enable safer, more reliable autonomous driving systems in harsh operating environments.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp#t=4) Introduction: CES 2019 and Automotive Trends
- [2:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp#t=156) Electrification: Battery Management and Motor Control
- [8:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp#t=539) Connectivity: V2X, Edge Computing, and Cloud Integration
- [11:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp#t=715) Security: Defense in Depth and Hardware Accelerators
- [14:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp#t=856) Sensors: RF CMOS Radar and Vision Processing
- [16:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-16-ces-2019-special-clara-otero-perez-nxp#t=1019) Robustness and AI in Autonomous Driving

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- NXP (company)
- NXP semiconductors (company)
- ARM Cortex (chip)
- Silicon Labs (company)
- RF CMOS (other)

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