General Motors has debuted its electronic platform which it says is necessary for its next-generation of vehicles, EVs, active safety, infotainment and connectivity features, and the evolution of the ‘Super Cruise’ driver assistance feature.
GM maintains that these and many other advancements are central to GM’s vision for a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.
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The company sees the next 5-10 years as requiring more electrical bandwidth and connectivity to ensure that features like electric propulsion systems, the Super Cruise driver assistance feature and advanced active safety systems can all run in conjunction with each other.
Debuting on the recently-unveiled 2020 Cadillac CT5 sedan, the electronic platform will go into production later this year and should be rolled out to most vehicles within GM’s global lineup by 2023.
The technology powers an electronic system, capable of managing up to 4.5 terabytes of data processing power per hour, a fivefold increase in capability over GM’s current electrical architecture.
With an expanded capacity for smartphone-like over-the-air (OTA) software updates, the system enables the adoption of functionality upgrades throughout the lifespan of the vehicle, GM says.
The new architecture also provides more rapid communications within the vehicle itself and to outside sources thanks to Ethernet connections of 100Mbps, 1Gbps, and 10Gbps.
“The critical role of software and its importance to our vehicles, both now and for years to come, cannot be overstated,” said GM President Mark Reuss. “Our new digital vehicle platform and its eventual successors will underpin all our future innovations across a wide range of technological advancements, including EVs and expanded automated driving.”
Cybersecurity, GM claims, is another key pillar of the new architecture – in terms of hardware and software.
The electronic platform was developed at GM facilities across the globe by a team of electrical, hardware and software engineers.
