Integrated Cockpit Services: Android & Linux IVI

INTEGRATED COCKPIT

Due to the convergence of in-vehicle and consumer communications technologies, the need for connected infotainment in vehicles is growing at a rapid pace. This is coupled with inflated customer expectations and constant innovation in the personal electronics industry which is making automakers race to launch the best possible connected infotainment platforms to attract buyers. Additionally, multimodal IVI system interactions (touch, voice, gestures, etc.), the need for IVI personal assistants like Alexa and Google, proliferation of ECUs, and the exponential increase in complexity of cockpit design in passenger cars will pose challenges in the near future.

For 13+ years, Sasken has played a pivotal role in developing Linux, AGL & Android based IVI Systems for multiple Tier-1s and OEMs. Sasken leads the Automotive Linux and Android space due to its unmatched experience with Android frameworks gained through technology focused production programs, proof of concept projects, and the company’s close association with leading silicon partners, Linux Foundation, and Google in the automotive domain.

Trends	Implications	Challenges Sasken is Solving
Customer expecting rich user experience	HMI needs to be developed to provide differentiated user experience Seamless and unified UX across multiple displays	Providing feature-rich user experience at low cost points

Open-source adoption	Automotive Grade Linux Automotive Android	Developing cockpit systems with open-source software ensuring safety and integrity

Demand for Driver Safety	L1 ADAS and V2X warnings on cockpit with minimal driver distraction Unobtrusive cockpit design with multimodal interactions	Developing a cockpit with smart alert management system and voice/gesture-based controls

Increase in number of ECUs and complexity leading to increased R&D costs and chances of failures	Need to consolidate ECUs using a high-performance computing platform	Ensuring isolation and precise resource allocation for safety-critical functions in consolidation of mixed-criticality functions

5G enabling low latency and high bandwidth connectivity5G enabling low latency and high bandwidth connectivity	Enabling Cloud Analytics OTA updates and security patches	Improving and developing connected car features leveraging low latency and high bandwidth

Digitalization of cluster	Need to develop a hybrid cluster with extended contents	Meeting stringent performance and safety goals with extended cluster

Increase in Cybersecurity threats	Ensuring zero/minimal threats through a robust development process	Threat modelling and designing multi-layered security architecture

Cockpit Personalization	Enabling multi-user use cases Providing insights and recommendations	Learning about the occupants, surroundings and transferring digital persona

SOLUTION OFFERINGS

Platforms: GENIVI Linux, AGL, QNX, Android on various chipsets
Connectivity: SDL, CarPlay, CarLife, Android Auto, Mirrorlink, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC, USB, 3G/4G/LTE/5G
Location & Context: Contextual Navigation, PoI, UBI
Integrated Cockpit System: Guest VMs bring-up, Virtualizing various peripherals
User Experience/HMI, Personalization though Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning based on customer behavior, 3D rendering and Rapid UX prototyping
Mobility and Applications such as High Precision Vehicle Tracking, Specialized apps for head unit, Native/Hybrid Consumer apps
Virtual Assistants, IVI Analytics, Integration of Third Party Software Components (Navigation, Satellite Radio, OTA, etc.)
IVI test Automation suite
Development of advanced cluster, HUD including AUTOSAR, 3D support, animations and effects with maturity level based on IEC 61508, ISO 26262 and ASPICE
- Traditional Cluster with Mechanical Gauges, Telltale
- Dual processor with Dot Matrix, Segmented or full color LCD display
- Multi core Processor with Cluster on Safe Partition
BOM Optimization for lower tier products
Security Patch Management
Validation, Productization and Test Automation

WHY SASKEN

One of the first companies to productize the world’s first Android IVI program in 2012 when Android was still unknown in Automotive market
More than 3000 person years of expertise in Android and Linux with long-standing relationships with Google, Qualcomm, Intel, >Renesas, and TI
More than 3 million vehicles worldwide shipped with Sasken’s IVI products like Linux-based IVI Framework and Multimedia Codecs
Ecosystem relationships with chipset vendors, manufacturing partners, third party software vendors, and industry consortiums
Strong technical team with expertise in different segments of Automotive Instrument cluster ranging from Traditional and Digital Cluster to Cluster in Integrated Cockpit