Software Defined Vehicles
High-performance computing platforms
Infineon and Lenovo expand SDV computing partnership
Infineon and Lenovo are expanding their collaboration to support high-performance computing platforms for software-defined vehicles. The joint approach targets autonomous driving from Level 2 to Level 4.
Infineon Technologies and Lenovo are intensifying their collaboration to accelerate the development of high-performance computing platforms for autonomous and software-defined vehicles. The two companies announced that Lenovo’s autonomous driving domain controllers, AD1 and AH1, will be based on Infineon’s AURIX family of automotive microcontrollers.
The joint solution is designed to support advanced driver assistance systems, efficient energy management and high-speed data exchange across in-vehicle networks. According to the partners, the platform provides a scalable foundation for vehicle architectures covering autonomy levels from Level 2 partial automation through Level 3 conditional automation up to Level 4 high automation.
Combining platforms and microcontrollers
By combining Lenovo’s vehicle computing platforms with Infineon’s safety-focused microcontrollers, the collaboration aims to address one of the central challenges of software-defined vehicles: delivering high computing performance while meeting stringent functional safety and reliability requirements.
Thomas Böhm, Senior Vice President and Head of the Automotive Microcontroller Business Line at Infineon, underlined the strategic relevance of the partnership: “By working closely with partners such as Lenovo, we combine robust, safety-critical computing with scalable software architectures, empowering OEMs to accelerate their SDV strategies and advance smart mobility.”
Focus on scalable vehicle computing
Lenovo positions the collaboration as a key element of its vehicle computing strategy. The company’s AD1 and AH1 domain controller units are designed to act as central computing nodes in future vehicle architectures, supporting AI-driven functions and increasingly complex software stacks.
Tang Xinyue, Vice President of Lenovo Group and Head of Lenovo Vehicle Computing, emphasised the long-term nature of the cooperation: “Infineon’s leading semiconductor solutions provide a solid and reliable foundation for our computing platforms. Built on years of trusted collaborations and synergies, we are committed to deepening the integration of AI with real-world driving scenarios”
Ecosystem approach for SDVs
Beyond the core hardware integration, Infineon and Lenovo plan to expand their cooperation across the wider automotive ecosystem. This includes closer collaboration with system integrators, software providers and tool vendors to shorten development cycles and increase flexibility for OEMs. Both companies see their joint platform as an enabler for faster transitions towards software-defined vehicle architectures, combining advanced hardware with intelligent software integration.
