Li Auto has selected Arteris FlexNoC 5 technology for the development of its autonomous driving system-on-chip (SoC), supporting the automaker’s push toward centralized compute and AI-defined vehicle architectures.
According to Arteris, the physical awareness capabilities of FlexNoC 5 enabled Li Auto to optimize its chip architecture at the 5 nanometer process node while integrating CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, sensor interfaces and functional safety systems into a single platform.
The SoC is designed to support the high-performance computing demands associated with autonomous driving and advanced in-vehicle AI functions.
Luo Min, Head of Computing Unit at Li Auto, said the company selected Arteris technology to address the performance and safety requirements of next-generation autonomous driving chips.
“We chose Arteris for our SoC development to help us meet the high functional, performance, and safety requirements for autonomous driving chips and to ensure a great user experience,” Luo said.
FlexNoC 5 is a network-on-chip interconnect technology designed to improve data movement efficiency inside increasingly complex semiconductor architectures.
Arteris said such technologies are becoming increasingly important as automakers transition toward centralized computing systems capable of supporting AI-driven vehicle functions and software-defined architectures.
K. Charles Janac, President and Chief Executive of Arteris, said efficient silicon-level data movement is becoming a critical requirement for future automotive computing platforms.
The collaboration reflects broader industry trends toward integrating multiple processing functions — including graphics, AI acceleration, sensor processing and safety systems — into highly integrated automotive SoCs built on advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes.