Volkswagen partners with NXP on chips for software-defined vehicles

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(AWP Alliance News) - Volkswagen Group entered a strategic partnership with NXP Semiconductors to supply microcontrollers for its future software-defined vehicle architecture. NXP's S32K5 chips will serve as core processors for zonal controllers, consolidating vehicle functions into fewer electronic control units to reduce hardware complexity.

The architecture is being developed by RV Tech, the group's joint venture with Rivian, for use across both automakers' vehicles. The first vehicle using the architecture is planned for 2027.

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