# "A Turning Point for AVs" - A Special Report

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2023-04-04
- Length: 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-04-04-a-turning-point-for-avs-a-special-report
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/95324681/

## Summary

Brett Brune and Gina Roos from EE Times discuss a special report on the turning point for autonomous vehicles (AVs), focusing on the convergence of AI, perception sensors, and V2X connectivity. They highlight the challenges chipmakers face in implementing ISO 26262 functional safety standards for microprocessors and microcontrollers as vehicles become more software-defined. The conversation also details the role of LiDAR in ADAS, explaining its technology, benefits for safety, and the specific power and efficiency challenges it presents for system design.

## Chapters

- [0:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-04-04-a-turning-point-for-avs-a-special-report#t=47) Introduction to the AV Special Report
- [3:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-04-04-a-turning-point-for-avs-a-special-report#t=180) Functional Safety and Chip Design Challenges
- [8:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-04-04-a-turning-point-for-avs-a-special-report#t=493) LiDAR Technology and ADAS Applications
- [10:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-04-04-a-turning-point-for-avs-a-special-report#t=655) LiDAR Power and Efficiency Challenges

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- EE Times (company)
- ElectronicProducts.com (company)
- NXT Semiconductors (company)
- Renesas Electronics (company)
- STMicroelectronics (company)
- Lycroject Technology (company)
- LiDAR (product)
- ISO 26262 (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [33: Quitting My Finnish Lessons](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2014-01-02-33-quitting-my-finnish-lessons) (Embedded.fm)
- [The Rise of Software-Defined Vehicles](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ontrack/2024-07-30-the-rise-of-software-defined-vehicles) (OnTrack)
- [The Future of Safety in Robotics with Ouster](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-04-25-the-future-of-safety-in-robotics-with-ouster) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Dejan Pangercic on ROS based autonomous vehicle software](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2023-03-03-dejan-pangercic-on-ros-based-autonomous-vehicle-software) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [Safety and Efficiency in  Robotics Design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2025-05-09-safety-and-efficiency-in-robotics-design) (The Robot Report Podcast)

## Citing this page

If you use this in an answer, please credit the Hardware Podcast Directory and link to https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2023-04-04-a-turning-point-for-avs-a-special-report. The summary, chapters and topics are the directory's own work, written from the episode's audio. The episode itself, its title and its audio belong to EE Times Current.