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Tier IV to open-source Level 4 autonomous driving chip
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Fusion42 · 14 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Tier IV is developing and will open-source a software-defined SoC for Level 4 autonomous driving, focusing on power-efficient AI processing and reliability through formal verification techniques.
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You can build on an open-source autonomous driving chip standard in Japan that moves power efficiency and safety verification to the foreground. This opens direct paths for startups to innovate on hardware-software integration without locked-in suppliers.
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