MediaTek has just unveiled its next-generation MediaTek Dimensity Auto platform designed to provide automakers with a wide variety of technologies for always-connected vehicles. The platform includes MediaTek Dimensity Auto Cockpit, Dimensity Auto Connect, Auto Drive, and Auto Components.
The automotive platform benefits from MediaTek’s extensive cross-platform technologies to provide automotive solutions featuring high-performance computing, impressive AI, and innate energy efficiency while meeting automotive-grade reliability standards.
“With the Dimensity Auto platform solutions, we are extending MediaTek’s technological advantages in the automotive segment to the next level. Our goal is to leverage decades of expertise across several categories in technology to deliver the smart life on wheels, as we work together with the world’s top automotive brands to create a more intuitive, immersive, safe, and comfortable driving experience.”
Jerry Yu, CCM Business Group Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager
MediaTek Dimensity Auto Cockpit
The Dimensity Auto Cockpit is designed to be the world’s fastest smart cockpit that brings the company’s flagship-grade experience in Smart Home and Entertainment to vehicles. It is built on the 3nm manufacturing processes for maximized feature integration, performance, and power efficiency.
Among its features include:
- A complete portfolio of solutions with hardware and software scalability
- MediaTek’s high-performance AI multi-processors, equipped with deep learning accelerator (MDLA) and vision processing unit (MVPU)
- MediaTek MiraVision smart display technology with support for up to 8K 120Hz displays in HDR
- Support for multiple HDR cameras and dedicated DSP for microphone audio processing
- Full suite of entertainment streaming and decoding
- Fast boot time
Mediatek Dimensity Auto Connect
The platform also benefits from MediaTek’s unique wireless communication technology portfolio including 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, navigation, and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). It will help drivers stay consistently connected with the world around them.
The Dimensity Auto Connect consists of the following features:
- Cutting-edge automotive technologies based on 3GPP open standards, including MediaTek 5G NTN technology, 5G RedCap, and more
- 5G Sub-6GHz with Carrier Aggregation technology for extended range and multi-gigabit data speeds
- Wi-Fi7
- Support for high interoperability and coexistence of multiple wireless network standards such as Wi-Fi Bluetooth, and 5G
- Comprehensive GNSS coverage for more accurate positioning
MediaTek Dimensity Auto Drive
Meanwhile, Dimensity Auto Drive utilizes the high-performance capabilities of MediaTek’s AI processing units (APU) to enable ADAS solutions and provide a scalable and comprehensive open platform.
It provides reliable automotive-grade chipsets and stand-alone components for new generations of smart vehicles.
Among the highlights of the Auto Drive include:
- better power management solutions while driving
- support for flexible OLED screens and large-screen, multi-display options for new EV units
- determining the position and navigation of your vehicles, even in underground parking structures, and tunnels, and other satellite dead zones.
For more information on the MediaTek Dimensity Auto platform, click here.
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