Tag: ADAS

Will NXP’s SAF9800 AI Audio Processor Become the Ears of the Car
July 22, 2026

Will NXP’s SAF9800 AI Audio Processor Become the Ears of the Car?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on NXP’s SAF9800 launch and why AI audio processing could make microphones the car’s next ADAS sensor as NXP’s automotive growth inflects...
Qualcomm’s Investor Day 2026 Agentic and AI Inference To Drive 2x Revenue Growth by 2030
June 29, 2026

Qualcomm’s Investor Day 2026: Agentic and AI Inference To Drive 2x Revenue Growth by 2030

Olivier Blanchard and Brendan Burke, Research Directors at Futurum, explain the significance of Qualcomm's June 24 Investor Day announcements as the company continues to evolve into a full-stack AI platform...
indie Q4 FY 2025 Earnings Humanoid Robotics Catalyzed by Radar Chipset Ramp
February 24, 2026

indie Q4 FY 2025 Earnings: Humanoid Robotics Catalyzed by Radar Chipset Ramp

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes indie Semiconductor’s Q4 FY 2025, highlighting radar program ramps, DRAM‑less vision wins, and adjacencies in photonics and robotics, with Q1 guidance reflecting core...
Qualcomm Unveils Future of Intelligence at CES 2026, Pushes the Boundaries of On-Device AI
January 16, 2026

Qualcomm Unveils Future of Intelligence at CES 2026, Pushes the Boundaries of On-Device AI

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his/her insights on Qualcomm’s CES 2026 announcements, which highlight both the breadth of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and Dragonwing portfolios, and the velocity with which...
SiMa.ai and Synopsys Unveil Automotive AI SoC Blueprint. Is Pre-Silicon the New Baseline
January 15, 2026

SiMa.ai and Synopsys Unveil Automotive AI SoC Blueprint. Is Pre-Silicon the New Baseline?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares his insights on the joint SiMa.ai–Synopsys blueprint, which targets earlier architecture exploration and software development for ADAS and IVI SoCs....
BMW iX3 Showcases Qualcomm Ride Pilot Automated Driving Technology
September 10, 2025

BMW iX3 Showcases Qualcomm Ride Pilot Automated Driving Technology

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Qualcomm and BMW’s Snapdragon Ride Pilot launch in the BMW iX3, a scalable automated driving system validated in 60 countries and...
Can Arm’s Zena CSS Reshape Automotive AI Development Timelines
June 24, 2025

Can Arm’s Zena CSS Reshape Automotive AI Development Timelines?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at Futurum, shares insights on Arm’s Zena Compute Subsystems, which help automakers cut vehicle launch time by a year and scale AI capabilities across software-defined vehicles....
Is GM’s AI Bet With NVIDIA a Turning Point for Its Vehicle and Factory Roadmap?
March 27, 2025

Is GM’s AI Bet With NVIDIA a Turning Point for Its Vehicle and Factory Roadmap?

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares insights on GM’s partnership with NVIDIA to advance smart manufacturing, robotics, and driver-assistance systems using AI platforms like Omniverse and Drive...
Qualcomm Launches New Elite Snapdragon Automotive Platforms Powered by Custom Oryon CPU
October 24, 2024

Qualcomm Launches New Elite Snapdragon Automotive Platforms Powered by Custom Oryon CPU

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director with The Futurum Group, provides an overview of Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Cockpit Elite and Snapdragon Ride Elite flagship tier automotive SOCs, including gen-over-gen performance improvements, the...
Synopsys Advances Automotive Security with Critical ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Compliant IP
July 19, 2024

Synopsys Advances Automotive Security with Critical ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Compliant IP

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights into Synopsys’ automotive industry-first IP product to achieve 3rd party certification for ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity compliance, and what this...
Luminar Technologies Misses Guidance Despite Revenue Growth
March 1, 2024

Luminar Technologies Misses Guidance Despite Revenue Growth

Daniel Newman and Keith Kirkpatrick of The Futurum Group cover Luminar’s Q4 2023 and FY 2023 earnings and discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the LiDAR provider....
New OPA from Plus Brings Scale and Flexibility to ADAS Space
February 16, 2024

New OPA from Plus Brings Scale and Flexibility to ADAS Space

Olivier Blanchard, Research Director at The Futurum Group, shares his insights on the value to the automotive market of the new ADAS-focused Open Platform for Autonomy (OPA) from Plus....

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