# 5G Smartphone ICs | AI and the 4 Clouds | AVs: Competing on Safety

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-09-13
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety
- Listen: 32:29

## Summary

Brian Santo, EE Times editor-in-chief, discusses recent announcements from Huawei, Qualcomm, and Samsung regarding new 5G smartphone silicon, highlighting differences in integration levels from modems to full RF systems. The episode then explores the four segments of the cloud AI market—public, enterprise, hybrid, and telco—detailing the competitive landscape involving NVIDIA, Intel, and various startups like Graphcore and Cambricon. Finally, Santo and Junko Yoshida critique the autonomous vehicle industry's approach to safety, arguing that treating safety as a proprietary competitive advantage is dangerous and calling for independent certification standards.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety#t=2) Introduction: 5G, Cloud AI, and AV Safety
- [2:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety#t=132) Huawei, Qualcomm, and Samsung 5G Chip Comparisons
- [8:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety#t=533) The Four Segments of Cloud AI Chips
- [12:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety#t=725) Edge AI Chipsets and Startups
- [18:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety#t=1131) Autonomous Vehicle Safety as a Competitive Feature
- [29:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-09-13-5g-smartphone-ics-ai-and-the-4-clouds-avs-competing-on-safety#t=1763) Wind River's View on AV Safety Requirements

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Huawei (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Samsung (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- Intel (company)
- Graphcore (company)
- Cambricon (company)
- Waymo (company)
- Wind River (company)

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